diff --git a/demos/selectmenu/default.html b/demos/selectmenu/default.html
index 8e4c7556ea..d8296dedb3 100644
--- a/demos/selectmenu/default.html
+++ b/demos/selectmenu/default.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 	<style>
 		form { margin: 100px 0 0 0 }
 		fieldset { border: 0; }
+		label { display: block; }
 		select { width: 200px; }
 		.overflow ul { height: 200px; overflow: auto; }
 	</style>
diff --git a/tests/visual/selectmenu/disabled.html b/tests/visual/selectmenu/disabled.html
index a76cc70012..b7861f6c8e 100644
--- a/tests/visual/selectmenu/disabled.html
+++ b/tests/visual/selectmenu/disabled.html
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 	<style>
 		form { margin: 100px 0 0 0 }
 		fieldset { border: 0; }
+		label { display: block; }
 		select { width: 200px; }
 		.overflow ul { height: 200px; overflow: auto; }
 	</style>
diff --git a/tests/visual/selectmenu/events.html b/tests/visual/selectmenu/events.html
index 02c58db3cd..7c7d0ac57b 100644
--- a/tests/visual/selectmenu/events.html
+++ b/tests/visual/selectmenu/events.html
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 	<style>
 		form { margin: 20px 0 0 0 }
 		fieldset { border: 0; }
+		label { display: block; }
 		select { width: 200px; }
 		.overflow ul { height: 200px; overflow: auto; }
 	</style>
diff --git a/tests/visual/selectmenu/option.html b/tests/visual/selectmenu/option.html
index 1f70d0e566..fe04c89faa 100644
--- a/tests/visual/selectmenu/option.html
+++ b/tests/visual/selectmenu/option.html
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 	<style>
 		form { margin: 20px 0 0 0 }
 		fieldset { border: 0; }
+		label { display: block; }
 		select { width: 200px; }
 		.overflow ul { height: 200px; overflow: auto; }
 	</style>
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
index 50f1264e56..6bdfd95ae4 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.selectmenu", {
 			});
 			
 		// wrap and insert new button
-		that.newelementWrap = $( '<div />' )
+		that.newelementWrap = $( '<span />' )
 			.append( that.newelement )
 			.insertAfter( that.element );	
 	},