diff --git a/treegrid.css b/treegrid.css
index 2ac871f..c38914a 100644
--- a/treegrid.css
+++ b/treegrid.css
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ table.grid
 {
 	border-collapse: separate;
 	border-spacing: 0;
+	outline: 0;
 }
 
 table.grid > *:first-child > tr:first-child > *, table.grid > tr:first-child > *
@@ -169,6 +170,15 @@ table.grid .celleditor input
 	z-index: 4;
 }
 
+.grid-fixed-col-sizer
+{
+	position: absolute;
+	left: 0;
+	top: 0;
+	width: 1px;
+	z-index: 0;
+}
+
 .grid-fixed-col-wrapper2
 {
 	position: absolute;
diff --git a/treegrid.js b/treegrid.js
index 4802a90..53e8bd9 100644
--- a/treegrid.js
+++ b/treegrid.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ function TreeGrid(options)
             this.bindProps[i] = 1;
     this.levelIndent = 20;
     this.table = document.createElement('table');
+    this.table.tabIndex = 0;
     this.table.className = 'grid';
     this.thead = document.createElement('thead');
     this.tbody = document.createElement('tbody');
@@ -122,6 +123,9 @@ function TreeGrid(options)
         this.fixedCol.appendChild(this.fixedColBody);
         this.fixedColWrapper = document.createElement('div');
         this.fixedColWrapper.className = 'grid-fixed-col-wrapper';
+        this.fixedColSizer = document.createElement('div');
+        this.fixedColSizer.className = 'grid-fixed-col-sizer';
+        this.fixedColWrapper.appendChild(this.fixedColSizer);
         this.fixedColWrapper.appendChild(this.fixedCol);
         this.fixedColWrapper2 = document.createElement('div');
         this.fixedColWrapper2.className = 'grid-fixed-col-wrapper2';
@@ -131,6 +135,9 @@ function TreeGrid(options)
         this.wrapper.className = 'grid-wrapper';
         this.tableWrapper = document.createElement('div');
         this.tableWrapper.className = 'grid-body-wrapper';
+        this.tableSizer = document.createElement('div');
+        this.tableSizer.className = 'grid-fixed-col-sizer';
+        this.tableWrapper.appendChild(this.tableSizer);
         this.tableWrapper.appendChild(this.table);
         this.wrapper.appendChild(this.tableWrapper);
         // sticky column width
@@ -486,6 +493,8 @@ TreeGrid.prototype.syncView = function()
         var lastFirst = endStart+this._findVisibleNodeOffset(lastNodes, offsetHeight);
         var avgItemHeight = this.endItemHeight / lastNodes.length;
         avgItemHeight = (avgItemHeight < this.minItemHeight ? this.minItemHeight : avgItemHeight);
+        this.fixedColSizer.style.height = (this.nodeCount*avgItemHeight)+'px';
+        this.tableSizer.style.height = (this.nodeCount*avgItemHeight)+'px';
         var scrollPos = this.nodeCount*avgItemHeight > this.tableWrapper.offsetHeight ?
             this.tableWrapper.scrollTop / (this.nodeCount*avgItemHeight - this.tableWrapper.offsetHeight) : 0;
         if (scrollPos > 1)
@@ -493,7 +502,7 @@ TreeGrid.prototype.syncView = function()
         var firstVisible = scrollPos*lastFirst;
         var rangeStart = Math.floor(firstVisible);
         var rangeCount = visibleItems;
-        this._addPlaceholder('top');
+        this._addPlaceholder('top', 0);
         var firstItemHeight;
         if (rangeStart >= endStart)
         {
@@ -514,11 +523,16 @@ TreeGrid.prototype.syncView = function()
             var visibleNodes = this._findNodes(this.root, rangeStart, rangeCount);
             this._renderNodes(visibleNodes);
             this._syncStart(visibleNodes);
-            this._addPlaceholder('mid');
+            this._addPlaceholder('mid', 0);
             firstItemHeight = getNodeHeight(visibleNodes[0])*(firstVisible-rangeStart);
         }
         this._setPlaceholder('top', this.tableWrapper.scrollTop-firstItemHeight);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        this.fixedColSizer.style.height = 0;
+        this.tableSizer.style.height = 0;
+    }
     this._finishSync();
     // Then sync row sizes for fixed column to work properly
     var total = 0;
@@ -545,7 +559,7 @@ TreeGrid.prototype.syncView = function()
         }
         this.syncStickyRow();
     }
-    if (endStart > 0)
+    if (endStart > 0 && endStart > rangeStart+rangeCount)
     {
         this._setPlaceholder('mid', this.nodeCount*avgItemHeight - total - (this.tableWrapper.scrollTop-firstItemHeight));
     }