diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/egw_action/egw_grid_view.js b/phpgwapi/js/egw_action/egw_grid_view.js
index 5431c73547..49fee7eb17 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/egw_action/egw_grid_view.js
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/egw_action/egw_grid_view.js
@@ -1674,12 +1674,18 @@ function egwGridViewRow_doUpdateData(_immediate)
 						});
 						overlayCntr.append(icon);
 
-						for (var i = 0; i < this.item.iconOverlay.length; i++)
+						if (this.item.iconOverlay.length > 0)
 						{
-							var overlay = $(document.createElement("img"));
-							overlay.addClass("overlay");
-							overlay.attr("src", this.item.iconOverlay[i]);
-							overlayCntr.append(overlay);
+							var overlayCntr2 = $(document.createElement("span"));
+							overlayCntr2.addClass("overlayContainer");
+							for (var i = 0; i < this.item.iconOverlay.length; i++)
+							{
+								var overlay = $(document.createElement("img"));
+								overlay.addClass("overlay");
+								overlay.attr("src", this.item.iconOverlay[i]);
+								overlayCntr2.append(overlay);
+							}
+							overlayCntr.append(overlayCntr2);
 						}
 
 						icon.addClass("icon");
diff --git a/phpgwapi/templates/idots/css/traditional.css b/phpgwapi/templates/idots/css/traditional.css
index 8095a336e6..f8c4904b1d 100755
--- a/phpgwapi/templates/idots/css/traditional.css
+++ b/phpgwapi/templates/idots/css/traditional.css
@@ -652,13 +652,29 @@ Preferences tabs
 	-khtml-user-select: none;
 	user-select: none;
 	overflow: visible;
+	display: inline-block;
 }
 
-.egwGridView_grid span.iconOverlayContainer img.overlay {
+.egwGridView_grid span.overlayContainer {
 	position: absolute;
 	right: -2px;
 	bottom: -2px;
 	vertical-align: bottom;
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+.egwGridView_grid span.iconContainer {
+	display: inline-block;
+	padding: 0;
+	margin: 0;
+	text-align: center;
+}
+
+.egwGridView_grid span.overlayContainer img.overlay {
+	position: relative;
+	top: 1px;
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0;
 }
 
 .egwGridView_grid img.icon {
@@ -696,13 +712,6 @@ Preferences tabs
 	background-position: 0 0;
 }
 
-.egwGridView_grid span.iconContainer {
-	display: inline-block;
-	padding: 0;
-	margin: 0;
-	text-align: center;
-}
-
 .egwGridView_grid span.caption {
 	cursor: default;
 	-moz-user-select: none;