diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7b59d857a..1d851a424 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Features added
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
 
+* html: search box overrides to other elements if scrolled
+
 Testing
 --------
 
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
index cab3a342b..94a8fa888 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ div.sphinxsidebar input {
     font-size: 1em;
 }
 
+div.sphinxsidebar #searchbox form.search {
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
 div.sphinxsidebar #searchbox input[type="text"] {
     float: left;
     width: 80%;