diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts
index 7be14b621ab59..93ecd03dfec42 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export class ContextView extends Disposable {
 		this.view.className = 'context-view';
 		this.view.style.top = '0px';
 		this.view.style.left = '0px';
+		this.view.style.position = this.useFixedPosition ? 'fixed' : 'absolute';
 		DOM.show(this.view);
 
 		// Render content