diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.css b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.css
index b1b67bbe3c3..23c421f37bf 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.css
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.css
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 .context-view {
-	position: absolute;
+	position: fixed;
 	z-index: 2500;
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts
index eacf37f358a..10444b6c373 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export interface IDelegate {
 }
 
 export interface IContextViewProvider {
-	showContextView(delegate: IDelegate): void;
+	showContextView(delegate: IDelegate, container?: HTMLElement): void;
 	hideContextView(): void;
 	layout(): void;
 }
@@ -255,9 +255,8 @@ export class ContextView extends Disposable {
 		DOM.addClass(this.view, anchorPosition === AnchorPosition.BELOW ? 'bottom' : 'top');
 		DOM.addClass(this.view, anchorAlignment === AnchorAlignment.LEFT ? 'left' : 'right');
 
-		const containerPosition = DOM.getDomNodePagePosition(this.container!);
-		this.view.style.top = `${top - containerPosition.top}px`;
-		this.view.style.left = `${left - containerPosition.left}px`;
+		this.view.style.top = `${top}px`;
+		this.view.style.left = `${left}px`;
 		this.view.style.width = 'initial';
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.css b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.css
index f684dd1085c..199ca5f98b8 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.css
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.css
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@
 .monaco-select-box {
 	width: 100%;
 }
+
+.monaco-select-box-dropdown-container {
+	font-size: 13px;
+	font-weight: normal;
+	text-transform: none;
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBoxCustom.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBoxCustom.ts
index 4924646f11c..ce1dd6f05f3 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBoxCustom.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBoxCustom.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export class SelectBoxList extends Disposable implements ISelectBoxDelegate, ILi
 	private _isVisible: boolean;
 	private selectBoxOptions: ISelectBoxOptions;
 	private selectElement: HTMLSelectElement;
+	private container?: HTMLElement;
 	private options: ISelectOptionItem[] = [];
 	private selected: number;
 	private readonly _onDidSelect: Emitter<ISelectData>;
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ export class SelectBoxList extends Disposable implements ISelectBoxDelegate, ILi
 	}
 
 	public render(container: HTMLElement): void {
+		this.container = container;
 		dom.addClass(container, 'select-container');
 		container.appendChild(this.selectElement);
 		this.applyStyles();
@@ -442,7 +444,7 @@ export class SelectBoxList extends Disposable implements ISelectBoxDelegate, ILi
 				dom.toggleClass(this.selectElement, 'synthetic-focus', false);
 			},
 			anchorPosition: this._dropDownPosition
-		});
+		}, this.container);
 
 		// Hide so we can relay out
 		this._isVisible = true;
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ export class SelectBoxList extends Disposable implements ISelectBoxDelegate, ILi
 				dom.toggleClass(this.selectElement, 'synthetic-focus', false);
 			},
 			anchorPosition: this._dropDownPosition
-		});
+		}, this.container);
 
 		// Track initial selection the case user escape, blur
 		this._currentSelection = this.selected;
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextViewService.ts b/src/vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextViewService.ts
index 1cbd4908c2d..a06a367c7ae 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextViewService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextViewService.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ export class ContextViewService extends Disposable implements IContextViewServic
 	_serviceBrand: undefined;
 
 	private contextView: ContextView;
+	private container: HTMLElement;
 
 	constructor(
 		@ILayoutService readonly layoutService: ILayoutService
 	) {
 		super();
 
-		this.contextView = this._register(new ContextView(layoutService.container));
+		this.container = layoutService.container;
+		this.contextView = this._register(new ContextView(this.container));
 		this.layout();
 
 		this._register(layoutService.onLayout(() => this.layout()));
@@ -30,7 +32,20 @@ export class ContextViewService extends Disposable implements IContextViewServic
 		this.contextView.setContainer(container);
 	}
 
-	showContextView(delegate: IContextViewDelegate): void {
+	showContextView(delegate: IContextViewDelegate, container?: HTMLElement): void {
+
+		if (container) {
+			if (container !== this.container) {
+				this.container = container;
+				this.setContainer(container);
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (this.container !== this.layoutService.container) {
+				this.container = this.layoutService.container;
+				this.setContainer(this.container);
+			}
+		}
+
 		this.contextView.show(delegate);
 	}
 
@@ -41,4 +56,4 @@ export class ContextViewService extends Disposable implements IContextViewServic
 	hideContextView(data?: any): void {
 		this.contextView.hide(data);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}