# Missing Scroll Bars in Flex containers

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-scroll-bars-in-flex-containers/116608>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 31, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-scroll-bars-in-flex-containers/116608 "2026-07-31T21:04:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![scourtney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@scourtney](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scourtney)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-scroll-bars-in-flex-containers/116608/1 "2026-07-31T21:04:46Z")

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8.3.4 When nesting flex containers that need scroll bars, sometimes the designer stops displaying the scroll bars until the play button is pressed. Has anyone else experienced this or have a workaround?

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**Author:** ![eaolson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@eaolson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eaolson)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-scroll-bars-in-flex-containers/116608/2 "2026-08-05T17:24:00Z")

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I just came to report this same thing. In my case I have an outer container with a scrollbar and when I scroll to the bottom, then select an inner container, the scrollbar disappears. Closing/reopening the window or going in/out of preview mode (which jumps the scrollbar to the top) are the only ways I've found to get the scrollbar back.

Here is a screen with the scrollbar:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/b/ebcd677746fcf713f34541bf3200c4a6682c898f.png)

Then select an inner container, no scrollbar:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/4/547640645e5308f1d5d258e7ff29a49c29720893.png)

On 8.3.7