diff --git a/packages/react-json-tree/src/createStylingFromTheme.ts b/packages/react-json-tree/src/createStylingFromTheme.ts
index 5c776c7e..0500f238 100644
--- a/packages/react-json-tree/src/createStylingFromTheme.ts
+++ b/packages/react-json-tree/src/createStylingFromTheme.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const getDefaultThemeStyling = (theme: Base16Theme): StylingConfig => {
 
   return {
     tree: {
+      position: 'relative',
       border: 0,
       padding: 0,
       marginTop: '0.5em',