diff --git a/editor/extensions/ext-overview_window.js b/editor/extensions/ext-overview_window.js
index d391ee4a..dca4846f 100644
--- a/editor/extensions/ext-overview_window.js
+++ b/editor/extensions/ext-overview_window.js
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@
 
 var overviewWindowGlobals = {};
 svgEditor.addExtension("overview_window", function() {	'use strict';
-	//define and insert the base html element
+	// Temporarily disabled in Chrome, see https://github.com/SVG-Edit/svgedit/issues/26 and
+	// https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=565120.
+	if (svgedit.browser.isChrome()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Define and insert the base html element.
 	var propsWindowHtml= "\
 		<div id=\"overview_window_content_pane\" style=\" width:100%; word-wrap:break-word;  display:inline-block; margin-top:20px;\">\
 			<div id=\"overview_window_content\" style=\"position:relative; left:12px; top:0px;\">\
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@ svgEditor.addExtension("overview_window", function() {	'use strict';
 		</div>";
 	$("#sidepanels").append(propsWindowHtml);
 
-	//define dynamic animation of the view box.
+	// Define dynamic animation of the view box.
 	var updateViewBox = function(){
 		var portHeight=parseFloat($("#workarea").css("height"));
 		var portWidth=parseFloat($("#workarea").css("width"));
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ svgEditor.addExtension("overview_window", function() {	'use strict';
 	$("#workarea").resize(updateViewBox);
 	updateViewBox();
 	
-	//comphensate for changes in zoom and canvas size
+	// Compensate for changes in zoom and canvas size.
 	var updateViewDimensions= function(){
 		var viewWidth=$("#svgroot").attr("width");
 		var viewHeight=$("#svgroot").attr("height");
@@ -64,9 +70,9 @@ svgEditor.addExtension("overview_window", function() {	'use strict';
 		
 		if(svgedit.browser.isIE())
 		{
-			//This has only been tested with Firefox 10 and IE 9 (without chrome frame).
-			//I am not sure if if is Firefox or IE that is being non compliant here.
-			//Either way the one that is noncompliant may become more compliant later.
+			// This has only been tested with Firefox 10 and IE 9 (without chrome frame).
+			// I am not sure if if is Firefox or IE that is being non compliant here.
+			// Either way the one that is noncompliant may become more compliant later.
 			//TAG:HACK  
 			//TAG:VERSION_DEPENDENT
 			//TAG:BROWSER_SNIFFING
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ svgEditor.addExtension("overview_window", function() {	'use strict';
 	};
 	updateViewDimensions();
 	
-	//set up the overview window as a controller for the view port.
+	// Set up the overview window as a controller for the view port.
 	overviewWindowGlobals.viewBoxDragging=false;
 	var updateViewPortFromViewBox = function(){
 	
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ svgEditor.addExtension("overview_window", function() {	'use strict';
 		,stop :function(){overviewWindowGlobals.viewBoxDragging=false;}
 	});  
 	$("#overviewMiniView").click(function(evt){
-		//Firefox doesn't support evt.offsetX and evt.offsetY
+		// Firefox doesn't support evt.offsetX and evt.offsetY.
 		var mouseX=(evt.offsetX || evt.originalEvent.layerX);
 		var mouseY=(evt.offsetY || evt.originalEvent.layerY);
 		var overviewWidth =$("#overviewMiniView").attr("width" );