diff --git a/themes/bartik/css/ie.css b/themes/bartik/css/ie.css
index 7a65833..4ebc6e6 100644
--- a/themes/bartik/css/ie.css
+++ b/themes/bartik/css/ie.css
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ fieldset legend {
   text-transform: capitalize; /* Trigger text indent. */
   height: 26px;
 }
+textarea.form-textarea {
+  padding: 4px 0px; /* Makes scrollbars visible in textareas. */
+}
 .meta {
   margin-bottom: 10px;
 }