diff --git a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp-utils.js b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp-utils.js
index a67dc813..fdbd472a 100644
--- a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp-utils.js
+++ b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp-utils.js
@@ -1,53 +1,65 @@
+function ensureNoFooterOverflow() {
+  $('body').css('padding-bottom', $('footer').outerHeight() + 'px');
+}
+
 $(document).ready(() => {
   // restore previous sidebar state (collapsed/expanded)
   let collapseSidebar = false;
   let previousSidebarState = localStorage.getItem('swh-sidebar-collapsed');
   if (previousSidebarState !== undefined) {
     collapseSidebar = JSON.parse(previousSidebarState);
   }
   if (collapseSidebar) {
     // hack to avoid animated transition for collasping sidebar
     // when loading a page
     let sidebarTransition = $('.main-sidebar, .main-sidebar:before').css('transition');
     let sidebarEltsTransition = $('.sidebar .nav-link p, .main-sidebar .brand-text, .sidebar .user-panel .info').css('transition');
     $('.main-sidebar, .main-sidebar:before').css('transition', 'none');
     $('.sidebar .nav-link p, .main-sidebar .brand-text, .sidebar .user-panel .info').css('transition', 'none');
     $('body').addClass('sidebar-collapse');
     // restore transitions for user navigation
     setTimeout(() => {
       $('.main-sidebar, .main-sidebar:before').css('transition', sidebarTransition);
       $('.sidebar .nav-link p, .main-sidebar .brand-text, .sidebar .user-panel .info').css('transition', sidebarEltsTransition);
     });
   }
 
   // redirect to last browse page if any when clicking on the 'Browse' entry
   // in the sidebar
   $(`.swh-browse-link`).click(event => {
     let lastBrowsePage = sessionStorage.getItem('last-browse-page');
     if (lastBrowsePage) {
       event.preventDefault();
       window.location = lastBrowsePage;
     }
   });
+
+  // ensure footer do not overflow main content for mobile devices
+  // or after resizing the browser window
+  ensureNoFooterOverflow();
+  $(window).resize(function() {
+    ensureNoFooterOverflow();
+  });
+
 });
 
 export function initPage(page) {
 
   $(document).ready(() => {
     // set relevant sidebar link to page active
     $(`.swh-${page}-item`).addClass('active');
     $(`.swh-${page}-link`).addClass('active');
 
     // triggered when unloading the current page
     window.onunload = () => {
       // backup sidebar state (collapsed/expanded)
       let sidebarCollapsed = $('body').hasClass('sidebar-collapse');
       localStorage.setItem('swh-sidebar-collapsed', JSON.stringify(sidebarCollapsed));
       // backup current browse page
       if (page === 'browse') {
         sessionStorage.setItem('last-browse-page', window.location);
       }
     };
 
   });
 }