diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js
index 5663bfdae9..770e4735f4 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Scale.prototype =
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.draw.apply(this, arguments);
         if (!this.element) {
             this.element = document.createElement("div");
-            this.div.style.right = "3px";
-            this.div.style.bottom = "2em";
-            this.div.style.left = "";
-            this.div.style.top = "";
-            this.div.style.display = "block";
-            this.div.style.position = "absolute";
+            this.div.className = "olControlScale";
             this.element.style.fontSize="smaller";
             this.div.appendChild(this.element);
         }
diff --git a/theme/default/style.css b/theme/default/style.css
index e69de29bb2..ebeb103a03 100644
--- a/theme/default/style.css
+++ b/theme/default/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.olControlScale {
+    right: 3px;
+    bottom: 3em;
+    display: block;
+    position: absolute;
+}