diff --git a/slick.grid.js b/slick.grid.js
index c12bae9bb..64aa418b9 100644
--- a/slick.grid.js
+++ b/slick.grid.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ if (typeof Slick === "undefined") {
         $container.css("position", "relative");
       }
 
-      $focusSink = $("<div tabIndex='0' hideFocus style='position:fixed;width:0;height:0;top:0;left:0;outline:0;'></div>").appendTo($container);
+      $focusSink = $("<div tabIndex='0' hideFocus style='position:absolute;width:0;height:0;top:0;left:0;outline:0;'></div>").appendTo($container);
 
       $headerScroller = $("<div class='slick-header ui-state-default' style='overflow:hidden;position:relative;' />").appendTo($container);
       $headers = $("<div class='slick-header-columns' style='left:-1000px' />").appendTo($headerScroller);
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ if (typeof Slick === "undefined") {
       } else {
         $canvas[0].removeChild(cacheEntry.rowNode);
       }
-      
+
       delete rowsCache[row];
       delete postProcessedRows[row];
       renderedRows--;
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@ if (typeof Slick === "undefined") {
           $canvas[0].removeChild(zombieRowNodeFromLastMouseWheelEvent);
           zombieRowNodeFromLastMouseWheelEvent = null;
         }
-        rowNodeFromLastMouseWheelEvent = rowNode;      
+        rowNodeFromLastMouseWheelEvent = rowNode;
       }
     }
 
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ if (typeof Slick === "undefined") {
             cancelEditAndSetFocus();
           } else if (e.which == 34) {
             navigatePageDown();
-            handled = true;           
+            handled = true;
           } else if (e.which == 33) {
             navigatePageUp();
             handled = true;
@@ -2774,7 +2774,7 @@ if (typeof Slick === "undefined") {
         var prevActivePosX = activePosX;
         while (cell <= activePosX) {
           if (canCellBeActive(row, cell)) {
-            prevCell = cell;  
+            prevCell = cell;
           }
           cell += getColspan(row, cell);
         }