diff --git a/templates/zephyr/home.html b/templates/zephyr/home.html
index c50d6e149d..5f96d179ec 100644
--- a/templates/zephyr/home.html
+++ b/templates/zephyr/home.html
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
       <table id="loading_indicator">
         <tr><td id="loading_spinner"></td><td>Loading...</td></tr>
       </table>
+      <div id="top_whitespace"></div>
       <table class="message_table focused_table" id="zhome">
         <tbody>
         </tbody>
diff --git a/zephyr/static/styles/zephyr.css b/zephyr/static/styles/zephyr.css
index 0ab903bf24..bb77128e13 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/styles/zephyr.css
+++ b/zephyr/static/styles/zephyr.css
@@ -358,6 +358,11 @@ input.send_message {
     background-color: #DDD;
 }
 
+#top_whitespace {
+  display: block;
+  height: 35px;
+}
+
 #bottom_whitespace {
   display: block;
   height: 300px;