diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/DataTable.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/DataTable.pm
index ff5438e26..8705c9a42 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/DataTable.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/DataTable.pm
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ sub prepare {
         );
         $style->setLink( $url->extras('yui/build/container/assets/skins/sam/container.css'),
             { rel => "stylesheet", type => "text/css" } );
+        $style->setLink( $url->extras( 'yui-webgui/build/form/datatable.css'),
+            { rel => "stylesheet", type => "text/css" } );
         $style->setScript( $url->extras('yui/build/container/container-min.js') );
         $style->setScript( $url->extras('yui/build/button/button-min.js') );
         $style->setScript( $url->extras('yui/build/calendar/calendar-min.js') );
diff --git a/www/extras/yui-webgui/build/form/datatable.css b/www/extras/yui-webgui/build/form/datatable.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcbf283e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/extras/yui-webgui/build/form/datatable.css
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * datatable.css
+ * CSS rules for Edit DataTable
+ */
+
+/* prevent collapsing of empty rows */
+.yui-dt-editable .yui-dt-liner {
+	min-height: 10px;
+}