diff --git a/src/Config/_GrampsConfigKeys.py b/src/Config/_GrampsConfigKeys.py
index 51a905dd0..de56a3ba2 100644
--- a/src/Config/_GrampsConfigKeys.py
+++ b/src/Config/_GrampsConfigKeys.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2006-2007  Donald N. Allingham
-# Copyright (C) 2008       Gary Burton 
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2009  Gary Burton 
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ EVENT_HEIGHT         = ('interface', 'event-height', 1)
 EVENT_WIDTH          = ('interface', 'event-width', 1)
 EVENT_REF_HEIGHT     = ('interface', 'event-ref-height', 1)
 EVENT_REF_WIDTH      = ('interface', 'event-ref-width', 1)
+CHILD_REF_HEIGHT     = ('interface', 'child-ref-height', 1)
+CHILD_REF_WIDTH      = ('interface', 'child-ref-width', 1)
 PLACE_HEIGHT         = ('interface', 'place-height', 1)
 PLACE_WIDTH          = ('interface', 'place-width', 1)
 REPO_HEIGHT          = ('interface', 'repo-height', 1)
@@ -220,6 +222,8 @@ default_value = {
     EVENT_WIDTH          : 600, 
     EVENT_REF_HEIGHT     : 450, 
     EVENT_REF_WIDTH      : 600, 
+    CHILD_REF_HEIGHT     : 450, 
+    CHILD_REF_WIDTH      : 600, 
     PLACE_HEIGHT         : 450, 
     PLACE_WIDTH          : 650, 
     REPO_HEIGHT          : 450, 
diff --git a/src/Editors/_EditChildRef.py b/src/Editors/_EditChildRef.py
index b1fa9af21..59a7c18a8 100644
--- a/src/Editors/_EditChildRef.py
+++ b/src/Editors/_EditChildRef.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2000-2006  Donald N. Allingham
+#               2009       Gary Burton
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import const
 from _EditSecondary import EditSecondary
 from gen.lib import NoteType
 import Errors
+import Config
 
 from DisplayTabs import SourceEmbedList, NoteTab
 from widgets import MonitoredDataType, PrivacyButton
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ class EditChildRef(EditSecondary):
                                childref, callback)
 
     def _local_init(self):
+        self.width_key = Config.CHILD_REF_WIDTH
+        self.height_key = Config.CHILD_REF_HEIGHT
         self.top = glade.XML(const.GLADE_FILE, "cref_edit","gramps")
         self.set_window(self.top.get_widget("cref_edit"),
                         self.top.get_widget("title"),