diff --git a/src/components/Overlay.tsx b/src/components/Overlay.tsx
index c8a555365..940a68401 100644
--- a/src/components/Overlay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Overlay.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {findDOMNode} from 'react-dom';
 import React from 'react';
 import {calculatePosition, getContainer, ownerDocument} from '../utils/dom';
 import {autobind} from '../utils/helper';
-import {resizeSensor} from '../utils/resize-sensor';
+import {resizeSensor, getComputedStyle} from '../utils/resize-sensor';
 
 // @ts-ignore
 BasePosition.propTypes.placement = () => null;
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ class Position extends BasePosition {
       });
     }
 
-    if (!this.watchedTarget || this.watchedTarget !== target) {
+    if (
+      (!this.watchedTarget || this.watchedTarget !== target) &&
+      getComputedStyle(target, 'position') !== 'static'
+    ) {
       this.resizeDispose?.();
       this.watchedTarget = target;
       this.resizeDispose = resizeSensor(target, () =>
diff --git a/src/utils/resize-sensor.ts b/src/utils/resize-sensor.ts
index 68b172a05..8f2f9677a 100644
--- a/src/utils/resize-sensor.ts
+++ b/src/utils/resize-sensor.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class EventQueue {
   }
 }
 
-function getComputedStyle(element: HTMLElement, prop: string) {
+export function getComputedStyle(element: HTMLElement, prop: string) {
   if ((element as any).currentStyle) {
     return (element as any).currentStyle[prop];
   } else if (window.getComputedStyle) {