diff --git a/core/css.js b/core/css.js
index a4d766c36..31c880aaf 100644
--- a/core/css.js
+++ b/core/css.js
@@ -143,10 +143,15 @@ Blockly.Css.CONTENT = [
   '.blocklyWsDragSurface {',
     'display: none;',
     'position: absolute;',
-    'overflow: visible;',
     'top: 0;',
     'left: 0;',
   '}',
+  /* Added as a separate rule with multiple classes to make it more specific
+     than a bootstrap rule that selects svg:root. See issue #1275 for context.
+  */
+  '.blocklyWsDragSurface.blocklyOverflowVisible {',
+    'overflow: visible;',
+  '}',
 
   '.blocklyBlockDragSurface {',
     'display: none;',
diff --git a/core/workspace_drag_surface_svg.js b/core/workspace_drag_surface_svg.js
index d642a1686..4bf932a45 100644
--- a/core/workspace_drag_surface_svg.js
+++ b/core/workspace_drag_surface_svg.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Blockly.WorkspaceDragSurfaceSvg.prototype.createDom = function() {
     'xmlns:html': Blockly.HTML_NS,
     'xmlns:xlink': 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink',
     'version': '1.1',
-    'class': 'blocklyWsDragSurface'
+    'class': 'blocklyWsDragSurface blocklyOverflowVisible',
   }, null);
   this.container_.appendChild(this.SVG_);
 };