diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/WelcomePanelHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/WelcomePanelHelper.java
index df30d3cad109c10b6682de160435693510bfca93..5dcc30935c2a27e4c2a22052bf39500df130a9cb 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/WelcomePanelHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/WelcomePanelHelper.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class WelcomePanelHelper
         final LayoutContainer layoutContainer = new LayoutContainer(new BorderLayout());
         layoutContainer.setStyleAttribute("background-color", "white");
         layoutContainer.setId(idPrefix + "welcome");
+        layoutContainer.addStyleName("welcomePageContainer");
         DisplaySettingsManager displaySettingsManager = viewContext.getDisplaySettingsManager();
         if (displaySettingsManager.getPortletConfigurations().containsKey(HISTORY)
                 && displaySettingsManager.getVisits().isEmpty() == false)
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/css/openbis.css b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/css/openbis.css
index 7670f619762508dcf9218dc9519c97d932323a56..a390a5e367da1bd10cf319af02fdf960f8f08231 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/css/openbis.css
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/css/openbis.css
@@ -397,4 +397,12 @@ td.properties-sub-section {
  
 .entityWithTemplateField {
 	margin-left: 10px;	
+}
+
+/*************************
+ * Welcome Page
+ *************************/
+
+.welcomePageContainer .gwt-HTML {
+	overflow: scroll;
 }
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diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/welcomePageSimple.html b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/welcomePageSimple.html
index 6b49f46c92dd06a0a9ef25bdc84bad2cea31eaf2..53eaf189ac7930347a1d549dda305e94c6f4e035 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/welcomePageSimple.html
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/welcomePageSimple.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div style="margin-top:150px; font-size: large; text-align: center;">
+<div style="margin-top:150px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: large; text-align: center;">
 Welcome to <b>openBIS</b><br/><br/>
 Try using one of these pages to find data of interest:<br>
 <ul><a href="#action=BROWSE&entity=EXPERIMENT" target="blank">Experiment Browser</a>
diff --git a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/web/public/welcomePageSimple.html b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/web/public/welcomePageSimple.html
index 05098c32c92ecb40e9a81145124ea02075c2804d..ae37b3cdb21dd12b5388c5b137b2b6591f36dd24 100644
--- a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/web/public/welcomePageSimple.html
+++ b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/web/public/welcomePageSimple.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Welcome to <b>openBIS for High Content Screening</b><br/><br/><br/><br/>
 <a href="#action=BROWSE&entity=EXPERIMENT">Browse images and their analysis results</a><br/><br/>
 <a href="#action=GLOBAL_WELL_SEARCH">Wells Search</a>
 </div>
-<div style="margin-top:150px; text-align: center;">
+<div style="margin-top:150px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;">
 <br><br>
 If you are the administrator or advanced user, switch to the <a href="?viewMode=normal">advanced mode</a>
 </div>  
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