diff --git a/web/text_layer_builder.css b/web/text_layer_builder.css
index 21f3613f9..ce74c5732 100644
--- a/web/text_layer_builder.css
+++ b/web/text_layer_builder.css
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
   transform-origin: 0% 0%;
 }
 
+/* Only necessary in Google Chrome, see issue 14205, and most unfortunately
+ * the problem doesn't show up in "text" reference tests. */
+.textLayer span.markedContent {
+  top: 0;
+  height: 0;
+}
+
 .textLayer .highlight {
   margin: -1px;
   padding: 1px;