diff --git a/public/src/client/topic.js b/public/src/client/topic.js
index 71a3bb5d4b..6a95ce842f 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic.js
@@ -241,12 +241,21 @@ define('forum/topic', [
 		});
 
 		function addCopyCodeButton() {
+			function scrollbarVisible(element) {
+				return element.scrollHeight > element.clientHeight;
+			}
 			let codeBlocks = $('[component="topic"] [component="post/content"] code:not([data-button-added])');
 			codeBlocks = codeBlocks.filter((i, el) => $(el).text().includes('\n'));
 			const container = $('<div class="hover-parent position-relative"></div>');
 			const buttonDiv = $('<button component="copy/code/btn" class="hover-visible position-absolute top-0 btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" style="right: 0px; margin: 1rem 1rem 0 0;"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-copy"></i></button>');
-			codeBlocks.parent().wrap(container).parent().append(buttonDiv);
-			codeBlocks.parent().parent().find('[component="copy/code/btn"]').translateAttr('title', '[[topic:copy-code]]');
+			const preEls = codeBlocks.parent();
+			preEls.wrap(container).parent().append(buttonDiv);
+			preEls.parent().find('[component="copy/code/btn"]').translateAttr('title', '[[topic:copy-code]]');
+			preEls.each((index, el) => {
+				if (scrollbarVisible(el)) {
+					$(el).parent().find('[component="copy/code/btn"]').css({ margin: '1rem 2rem 0 0' });
+				}
+			});
 			codeBlocks.attr('data-button-added', 1);
 		}
 		hooks.registerPage('action:posts.loaded', addCopyCodeButton);