diff --git a/resources/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.less b/resources/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.less
index ca8715a3f..649a82ebe 100644
--- a/resources/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.less
+++ b/resources/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.less
@@ -17,16 +17,22 @@ body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open {
 body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open #mw-page-base,
 body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open #mw-head-base,
 body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open #mw-navigation,
-body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open #mw-footer,
-body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open #content {
-	/** Stop the article from scrolling in the background */
+body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open #content,
+body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open #footer,
+body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open #globalWrapper // monobook
+{
+	/** Stop the article from scrolling in the background - skin-specific but works in any browser */
 	display: none;
 }
 
-body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open > :not(.mw-mmv-overlay, .mw-mmv-wrapper) {
-	/** Stop the article from scrolling in the background */
+body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open > * {
+	/** Stop the article from scrolling in the background - works with any skin but needs modern browser */
 	display: none;
 }
+body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open > .mw-mmv-overlay,
+body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open > .mw-mmv-wrapper {
+	display: block;
+}
 
 .mw-mmv-view-expanded {
 	display: inline-block;
diff --git a/resources/mmv/mmv.loaded.css b/resources/mmv/mmv.loaded.css
index 77c1e0993..c9c41acf5 100644
--- a/resources/mmv/mmv.loaded.css
+++ b/resources/mmv/mmv.loaded.css
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 .mw-mmv-has-been-loaded {
 	display: inline;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+/* Makes sure this has more specificity than the display: none in mmv.bootstrap.less; keep separate from previous
+   block for maximum browser compatibility */
+body.mw-mmv-lightbox-open > .mw-mmv-has-been-loaded {
+    display: inline;
+}