diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 49bb1f6269..a81062617d 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ function PMA_ajaxShowMessage(message, timeout)
     // Create a parent element for the AJAX messages, if necessary
     if ($('#loading_parent').length === 0) {
         $('<div id="loading_parent"></div>')
-        .prependTo("body");
+        .prependTo("#page_content");
     }
     // Update message count to create distinct message elements every time
     ajax_message_count++;