diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/bootstrap/modal.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/bootstrap/modal.js
index 5c059a2fe..1a23324c2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/bootstrap/modal.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/bootstrap/modal.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  /*
   modified by Felix Jan-2014
   - add this.$body = $(options.container || document.body)
+  - adjustBackdrop: also adopt left, top and width from $body
 */
 
 
@@ -233,6 +234,9 @@
 
   Modal.prototype.adjustBackdrop = function () {
     this.$backdrop
+      .css('left', this.$body.offset().left)
+      .css('top', this.$body.offset().top)
+      .css('width', this.$body.width())
       .css('height', 0)
       .css('height', this.$element[0].scrollHeight)
   }
@@ -241,6 +245,9 @@
     var modalIsOverflowing = this.$element[0].scrollHeight > document.documentElement.clientHeight
 
     this.$element.css({
+      left: this.$body.offset().left,
+      top: this.$body.offset().top,
+      width: this.$body.width(),
       paddingLeft:  !this.bodyIsOverflowing && modalIsOverflowing ? this.scrollbarWidth : '',
       paddingRight: this.bodyIsOverflowing && !modalIsOverflowing ? this.scrollbarWidth : ''
     })
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.css.scss
index 3cb2cdf0b..192d43ba1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.css.scss
@@ -4318,14 +4318,9 @@ footer {
 .modal.modal--local {
   display: block;
   padding-left: 40px;
-  position: absolute;
-  bottom: auto;
-  min-height: 100vh;
   
   .modal-backdrop {
-    position: absolute;
     background: hsla(210,17%,93%,.55);
-    height: 100% !important;
     opacity: 1;
   }