diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index ee7137808a..bb5c76ebfb 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
 
         if (!dragging) {
             this.renderer.root.style.visibility = "hidden";
+            // force a reflow on gecko based browsers to actually hide the svg
+            if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("gecko") != -1) {
+                this.div.scrollLeft = this.div.scrollLeft;
+            }
             
             this.div.style.left = -parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.left) + "px";
             this.div.style.top = -parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.top) + "px";