diff --git a/js/server_privileges.js b/js/server_privileges.js
index 1cf87cef9..e85e2cc21 100644
--- a/js/server_privileges.js
+++ b/js/server_privileges.js
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             .dialog({
                 title: PMA_messages['strAddNewUser'],
                 width: 800,
+                // height is a workaround for this Chrome problem:
+                // http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/4671
+                height: 700,
                 modal: true,
                 buttons: button_options
             }); //dialog options end