diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/QPrefUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/QPrefUi.ui
index 80f2379d45..1760cc05d3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/QPrefUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/QPrefUi.ui
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>413</width>
-    <height>387</height>
+    <width>459</width>
+    <height>425</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy" >
@@ -49,6 +49,19 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer>
+        <property name="orientation" >
+         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" >
+         <size>
+          <width>20</width>
+          <height>40</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>