diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/system/StaticBanner.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/system/StaticBanner.tid
index a3983d8a8..3885dd42a 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/system/StaticBanner.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/system/StaticBanner.tid
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 title: $:/StaticBanner
 
-<div class="tw-static-alert">This page is part of a static HTML representation of the ~TiddlyWiki at http://five.tiddlywiki.com/</div>
+<div class="tw-static-alert"><div class="tw-static-alert-inner">This page is part of a static HTML representation of the ~TiddlyWiki at http://five.tiddlywiki.com/</div></div>
diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
index f3a46339f..67865bdbf 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
@@ -901,8 +901,13 @@ canvas.tw-edit-bitmapeditor  {
 }
 
 .tw-static-alert {
+	position: relative;
+}
+
+.tw-static-alert-inner {
 	padding: 0 2px 2px 42px;
 	color: #AAA;
+	position: absolute;
 }
 
 /*