diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
index 4177e1c8e3..a8ed53b46d 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@
 									</splitter>
 				
 									<!-- itemPane.xul -->
-									<vbox id="zotero-item-pane" zotero-persist="width height" height="300">
+									<vbox id="zotero-item-pane" flex="1" zotero-persist="width height" height="300">
 										<!-- My Publications -->
 										<hbox id="zotero-item-pane-top-buttons-my-publications" class="zotero-item-pane-top-buttons" hidden="true">
 											<button id="zotero-item-collection-show-hide"/>
diff --git a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/itemPane.css b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/itemPane.css
index bc81f42c3a..08a3f31fd9 100644
--- a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/itemPane.css
+++ b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/itemPane.css
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 {
 	overflow: auto;
 	min-width: 0;
+	min-height: 0;
 }
 
 .zotero-view-item:not([selectedIndex="0"]) > tabpanel > * {
diff --git a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css
index 7cfe4a4da1..5a78cd434e 100644
--- a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css
+++ b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css
@@ -186,13 +186,12 @@
 {
 	width: 338px;
 	min-width: 338px;
-	min-height: 200px;
-	overflow-y: hidden;
 }
 
 #zotero-layout-switcher
 {
 	min-width: 560px;
+	height: 0;
 }
 
 .toolbar {