diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/InsetParamsDialog.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/InsetParamsDialog.cpp
index d2c0cae45d..67cbfdd94e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/InsetParamsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/InsetParamsDialog.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ InsetParamsDialog::InsetParamsDialog(GuiView & lv, InsetParamsWidget * widget)
 	widget->dialogTitle()), d(new Private)
 {
 	setupUi(this);
+	// Remove margins since the widget is embedded in dialog which provides them
+	widget->layout()->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 	setInsetParamsWidget(widget);
 	immediateApplyCB->setChecked(false);
 	synchronizedCB->setChecked(true);
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ InsetParamsDialog::InsetParamsDialog(GuiView & lv, InsetParamsWidget * widget)
 	setFocusProxy(widget);
 	newPB = buttonBox->addButton(qt_("Ne&w Inset"),
 			     QDialogButtonBox::ActionRole);
+	// fix height to minimum
+	setFixedHeight(sizeHint().height());
 }
 
 InsetParamsDialog::~InsetParamsDialog()
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/ui/InsetParamsUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt/ui/InsetParamsUi.ui
index af6312f1c4..c7e6ee1b49 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/ui/InsetParamsUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/ui/InsetParamsUi.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>484</width>
-    <height>108</height>
+    <height>104</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="focusPolicy">
@@ -17,30 +17,40 @@
    <string>Inset Parameter Configuration</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-   <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
+   <property name="verticalSpacing">
+    <number>12</number>
+   </property>
+   <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="stackedWidget">
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>0</number>
+      <number>1</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="page"/>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="page_2"/>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="1" column="0">
-    <spacer>
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+   <item row="3" column="0">
+    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
+     <property name="standardButtons">
+      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Apply|QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok|QDialogButtonBox::Reset</set>
      </property>
-     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-      <size>
-       <width>31</width>
-       <height>31</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </spacer>
+    </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="1" column="1">
+   <item row="2" column="0">
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+     <item>
+      <spacer>
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>0</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="synchronizedCB">
        <property name="toolTip">
@@ -66,31 +76,18 @@
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
-   <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
-     <property name="spacing">
-      <number>6</number>
+   <item row="1" column="0">
+    <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
      </property>
-     <property name="leftMargin">
-      <number>0</number>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>20</width>
+       <height>10</height>
+      </size>
      </property>
-     <property name="topMargin">
-      <number>0</number>
-     </property>
-     <property name="rightMargin">
-      <number>0</number>
-     </property>
-     <property name="bottomMargin">
-      <number>0</number>
-     </property>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
-       <property name="standardButtons">
-        <set>QDialogButtonBox::Apply|QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok|QDialogButtonBox::Reset</set>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
+    </spacer>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>