diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 861ffb86001..5242a0ee523 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
         <td valign="top" id="oe_secondary_menu" class="secondary_menu">
         </td>
         <td valign="top" height="100%">
-            <div id="oe_app" class="oe-application"></div>
+            <div id="oe_app" class="oe-application">
+                <div style="width:100%;">&amp;nbsp;</div>
+            </div>
         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>