diff --git a/stylesheets/_ios.scss b/stylesheets/_ios.scss
index 8d6b86680..380782e9d 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_ios.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_ios.scss
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ $ios-border-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
     border-color: $ios-header-border-color;
     text-align: left;
 
+    // Without this, it interacts poorly with 100% height placeholder shown on startup
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    z-index: 1;
+
     .conversation-title {
       line-height: $header-height;