diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
index 3ff6d10cd..1b3b90d18 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 				{
 					document.getElementById('zotero-view-note-button').removeAttribute('sourceID');
 				}
-				document.getElementById('item-pane').selectedIndex = 2;
+				document.getElementById('item-pane-content').selectedIndex = 2;
 			}
 			else if(item.isAttachment())
 			{
@@ -349,17 +349,17 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 				noteEditor.item = null;
 				noteEditor.note = item.ref;
 				
-				document.getElementById('item-pane').selectedIndex = 3;
+				document.getElementById('item-pane-content').selectedIndex = 3;
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				ZoteroItemPane.viewItem(item.ref);
-				document.getElementById('item-pane').selectedIndex = 1;
+				document.getElementById('item-pane-content').selectedIndex = 1;
 			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			document.getElementById('item-pane').selectedIndex = 0;
+			document.getElementById('item-pane-content').selectedIndex = 0;
 			
 			var label = document.getElementById('zotero-view-selected-label');
 		
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
index 558afb17f..35fd6f376 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 				</tree>
 			</vbox>
 			<splitter id="zotero-view-splitter" resizebefore="closest" resizeafter="closest"/>
-			<vbox>
+			<vbox id="item-pane" persist="width">
 				<toolbar align="right">
 					<toolbarbutton id="tb-fullscreen" tooltiptext="&zotero.toolbar.fullscreen.tooltip;" oncommand="ZoteroPane.fullScreen();"/>
 					<toolbarbutton class="tabs-closebutton" oncommand="ZoteroPane.toggleDisplay()"/>
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 							<tab label="&zotero.tabs.related.label;"/>
 						</tabs>
 					</caption>
-					<deck id="item-pane" selectedIndex="0" flex="1" onselect="document.getElementById('zotero-view-tabs').setAttribute('hidden',(this.selectedIndex != 1));">
+					<deck id="item-pane-content" selectedIndex="0" flex="1" onselect="document.getElementById('zotero-view-tabs').setAttribute('hidden',(this.selectedIndex != 1));">
 						<box pack="center" align="center">
 							<label id="zotero-view-selected-label"/>
 						</box>