diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/TabControl.java b/src/com/android/browser/TabControl.java
index 3de60a3..2f15a9c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/TabControl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/TabControl.java
@@ -1022,6 +1022,8 @@
     private WebView createNewWebView() {
         // Create a new WebView
         WebView w = new WebView(mActivity);
+        w.setScrollbarFadingEnabled(true);
+        w.setScrollBarStyle(View.SCROLLBARS_OUTSIDE_OVERLAY);
         w.setMapTrackballToArrowKeys(false); // use trackball directly
         // Enable the built-in zoom
         w.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);