diff --git a/app/static/styles.css b/app/static/styles.css
index dd28dba6..9def209b 100644
--- a/app/static/styles.css
+++ b/app/static/styles.css
@@ -1062,6 +1062,8 @@ div.navbar {
   display: inline-block;
 }
 .voting_buttons_new .upvote_button, .voting_buttons_new .downvote_button {
+  position: relative;
+  /* so the htmx-indicators can be position: absolute */
   display: inline-block;
   text-align: center;
   cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/app/static/styles.scss b/app/static/styles.scss
index bec3c443..5bedbc9e 100644
--- a/app/static/styles.scss
+++ b/app/static/styles.scss
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ div.navbar {
   display: inline-block;
 
   .upvote_button, .downvote_button {
+    position: relative; /* so the htmx-indicators can be position: absolute */
     display: inline-block;
     text-align: center;
     cursor: pointer;