diff --git a/seahub/templates/file_edit.html b/seahub/templates/file_edit.html
index 6ff7b4a30e..2bc250d571 100644
--- a/seahub/templates/file_edit.html
+++ b/seahub/templates/file_edit.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 {% if filetype == 'Text' %}
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ MEDIA_URL }}codemirror/codemirror.css" />
 <style type="text/css">
+.CodeMirror pre.CodeMirror-cursor { overflow:hidden; } /* for chrome */
 .CodeMirror-focused pre.CodeMirror-cursor { visibility: visible; }
 .CodeMirror-scroll { height:auto; min-height:700px; }
 </style>