diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
index 6d20b3459d..2c11105b3e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
@@ -67,13 +67,18 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar.prototype =
         
         sz.h = zoomStopSize*(this.map.getZoomLevels()+1);
         sz.w = this.zoomStopWidth;
-
-        var div = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(
-            'OpenLayers_Control_PanZoomBar_Zoombar' + this.map.id,
-            centered,
-            sz);
-        div.style.backgroundImage = "url("+imgLocation+"zoombar.png)";
-
+        var div = null
+        if ((document.body.filters && (version >= 5.5) && (version < 7))) {
+            div = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(imgLocation+"zoombar.png", 
+                      new OpenLayers.Size(sz.w, zoomStopSize),
+                      centered, "absolute", "OpenLayers_Control_PanZoomBar_Slider" + this.map.id, sz);
+        } else {
+            div = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(
+                'OpenLayers_Control_PanZoomBar_Zoombar' + this.map.id,
+                centered,
+                sz);
+            div.style.backgroundImage = "url("+imgLocation+"zoombar.png)";
+        }
         this.divEvents = new OpenLayers.Events(this, div);
         this.divEvents.register("mousedown", this, this.divClick);
         this.divEvents.register("mousemove", this, this.zoomBarDivDrag);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index 949e05b227..582daa253c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -683,9 +683,9 @@ OpenLayers.Util.createImage = function(img, sz, xy, position, id, border) {
 * @type DOMElement
 */ 
 OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv = function(imgURL, sz, px, position, 
-                                               id, border) {
+                                               id, border, divSz) {
 
-    var div = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(id, px, sz);
+    var div = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(id, px, (divSz ? divSz : sz));
     var img = OpenLayers.Util.createImage(imgURL, sz, null, "relative",
                                                id + "_innerImage", border);
     div.appendChild(img);