diff --git a/src/qt/qt_filefield.cpp b/src/qt/qt_filefield.cpp
index 75523c20e..0639ad0fc 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_filefield.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_filefield.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ FileField::FileField(QWidget *parent) :
         fileName_ = ui->label->text();
         emit fileSelected(ui->label->text());
     });
+    this->setFixedWidth(this->sizeHint().width() + ui->pushButton->sizeHint().width());
 }
 
 FileField::~FileField()
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_filefield.ui b/src/qt/qt_filefield.ui
index 457e3916a..3a1e3e753 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_filefield.ui
+++ b/src/qt/qt_filefield.ui
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="label">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>