diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/client/web/public/index.html b/openbis_standard_technologies/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/client/web/public/index.html
index e788f7039251baa48d3d1e62d63e013f71903d6f..d7807d15e738113a75f4549b1907b86f6dd4763e 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/client/web/public/index.html
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/client/web/public/index.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
 <!--  force IE to go to document mode IE8 standards (and avoid the dreadful quirks-mode) -->
-<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" >
+<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1" >
 
 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="images/favicon.ico" />
 <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="images/favicon.png" />