diff --git a/demos/sortable/portlets.html b/demos/sortable/portlets.html
index a52880229..c4af6d1d0 100644
--- a/demos/sortable/portlets.html
+++ b/demos/sortable/portlets.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/ui.sortable.js"></script>
 	<link type="text/css" href="../demos.css" rel="stylesheet" />
 	<style type="text/css">
-	.column { width: 170px; float: left; }
+	.column { width: 170px; float: left; padding-bottom: 100px; }
 	.portlet { margin: 1em; }
 	.portlet-header { margin: 0.3em; padding-left: 0.2em; }
 	.portlet-header .ui-icon { float: right; }