diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/html/browser/htmlPreviewPart.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/html/browser/htmlPreviewPart.ts
index 11a6cbba8bcfff5f214949a494353d29c27f3892..6f6053d6cb85668312cc964d1de9c8989d2b5392 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/html/browser/htmlPreviewPart.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/html/browser/htmlPreviewPart.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ export class HtmlPreviewPart extends BaseEditor {
 	protected createEditor(parent: Builder): void {
 		this._container = document.createElement('div');
 		this._container.style.paddingLeft = '20px';
+		this._container.style.position = 'absolute';
+		this._container.style.zIndex = '300';
 		parent.getHTMLElement().appendChild(this._container);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/html/browser/webview.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/html/browser/webview.ts
index 831add2662f2063dc913123d9b3b7f6876c14896..c4b7ad5c43baf7fc1b63e5d57ba8f1d60fa69995 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/html/browser/webview.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/html/browser/webview.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export default class Webview {
 	}
 
 	style(theme: IColorTheme): void {
-		const {color, backgroundColor, fontFamily, fontWeight, fontSize} = window.getComputedStyle(this._styleElement);
+		const { color, backgroundColor, fontFamily, fontWeight, fontSize } = window.getComputedStyle(this._styleElement);
 
 		let value = `
 		:root {
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ export default class Webview {
 			--font-family: ${fontFamily};
 			--font-weight: ${fontWeight};
 			--font-size: ${fontSize};
-			-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
 		}
 		body {
 			background-color: var(--background-color);