diff --git a/spec/features/work_packages/details/inplace_editor/subject_editor_spec.rb b/spec/features/work_packages/details/inplace_editor/subject_editor_spec.rb
index b89e34928c..7e253cb4d4 100644
--- a/spec/features/work_packages/details/inplace_editor/subject_editor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/work_packages/details/inplace_editor/subject_editor_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe 'subject inplace editor', js: true do
   let(:field) { WorkPackageField.new page, property_name }
 
   before do
+    maximize(page)
     allow(User).to receive(:current).and_return(user)
     visit project_work_packages_path(project)
     row = page.find("#work-package-#{work_package.id}")
diff --git a/spec/support/page.rb b/spec/support/page.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ef2ed7b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/page.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2015 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+# maximizes the window for any given page
+# is needed for certain situations where the details pane must be visible
+def maximize(page)
+  page.driver.browser.manage.window.maximize
+end