diff --git a/src/mol-gl/renderable/util.ts b/src/mol-gl/renderable/util.ts
index c732f4ca0ddf94d439d2cee04cc0732100e7fbaf..10354cec4d5319e53751544af3834c31277cfcac 100644
--- a/src/mol-gl/renderable/util.ts
+++ b/src/mol-gl/renderable/util.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function printImageData(imageData: ImageData, scale = 1, pixelated = fals
             // not supported in Firefox and IE
             img.style.imageRendering = 'pixelated';
         }
-        img.style.position = 'absolute';
+        img.style.position = 'relative';
         img.style.top = '0px';
         img.style.left = '0px';
         img.style.border = 'solid grey';