diff --git a/gramps/gui/glade/baseselector.glade b/gramps/gui/glade/baseselector.glade
index 68400a63a..bf3a1f16c 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/glade/baseselector.glade
+++ b/gramps/gui/glade/baseselector.glade
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
             </child>
           </object>
           <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="expand">True</property>
             <property name="fill">True</property>
             <property name="position">1</property>
           </packing>
diff --git a/gramps/gui/glade/editchildref.glade b/gramps/gui/glade/editchildref.glade
index 0419565b5..a148f37bf 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/glade/editchildref.glade
+++ b/gramps/gui/glade/editchildref.glade
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
             </child>
           </object>
           <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="expand">True</property>
             <property name="fill">True</property>
             <property name="position">1</property>
           </packing>