diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VSimpleTable.sass b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VSimpleTable.sass
index 59b138764e3c..75afc04ceef5 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VSimpleTable.sass
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VSimpleTable.sass
@@ -71,10 +71,14 @@
 .v-data-table__progress
   height: auto !important
 
+  .v-progress-linear
+    position: absolute
+
   th
     height: auto !important
     border: none !important
     padding: 0
+    position: relative
 
 // Modifiers
 .v-data-table--dense