diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 0cca8c3e9..9de70dfbb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Changelog
  * Fix: Rich text editor is no longer broken in settings (Matt Westcott)
  * Fix: Link tooltip now shows correct urls for newly inserted document links (Matt Westcott)
  * Fix: Now page chooser (in a rich text editor) opens up at the link's parent page, rather than at the page itself (Matt Westcott)
-
+ * Fix: Reverted fix for explorer menu scrolling with page content, as it blocked access to menus that exceed screen height
+ 
 
 1.5 (31.05.2016)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.5.1.rst b/docs/releases/1.5.1.rst
index e3ead9cce..4d078c620 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.5.1.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.5.1.rst
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ Bug fixes
  * Rich text editor is no longer broken in settings (Matt Westcott)
  * Link tooltip now shows correct urls for newly inserted document links (Matt Westcott)
  * Now page chooser (in a rich text editor) opens up at the link's parent page, rather than at the page itself (Matt Westcott)
+ * Reverted fix for explorer menu scrolling with page content, as it blocked access to menus that exceed screen height
+ 
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diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static_src/wagtailadmin/scss/components/_main-nav.scss b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static_src/wagtailadmin/scss/components/_main-nav.scss
index bc5503dd4..46e5006d5 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static_src/wagtailadmin/scss/components/_main-nav.scss
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static_src/wagtailadmin/scss/components/_main-nav.scss
@@ -385,14 +385,14 @@ body.explorer-open {
 
     .explorer {
         width: 400px;
-        position: fixed;
-        top: 0 !important;
-        left: $menu-width;
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0;
+        left: 99%;
         margin-top: 175px; // same as .nav-main minus 1 pixel for border
     }
 
     .dl-menu {
-        position: fixed;
+        position: absolute;
     }
 
     body.nav-open {