diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/FloatPlacement.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/FloatPlacement.cpp
index c11d457827..aa0548170f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/FloatPlacement.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/FloatPlacement.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ bool FloatPlacement::checkWidgets(bool readonly) const
 	if (readonly) {
 		floatTypeCO->setEnabled(false);
 		placementCO->setEnabled(false);
-		aligmentGB->setEnabled(false);
+		alignmentGB->setEnabled(false);
 		spanCB->setEnabled(false);
 		sidewaysCB->setEnabled(false);
 	} else
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/ui/FloatPlacementUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt/ui/FloatPlacementUi.ui
index e1790da2d6..30bce337ec 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/ui/FloatPlacementUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/ui/FloatPlacementUi.ui
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     </spacer>
    </item>
    <item row="1" column="3">
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="aligmentGB">
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="alignmentGB">
      <property name="title">
       <string>Alignment of Contents</string>
      </property>
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@
       <property name="spacing">
        <number>6</number>
       </property>
+      <item row="4" column="0">
+       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="alignRightRB">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Right-align float contents</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>&amp;Right</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QRadioButton" name="alignDocDefaultRB">
         <property name="toolTip">
@@ -98,13 +108,13 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="alignLeftRB">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="alignClassDefaultRB">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Left-align float contents</string>
+         <string>Use the class' default alignment for floats, whatever it is.</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
-         <string>&amp;Left</string>
+         <string>Class &amp;Default</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -118,25 +128,28 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0">
-       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="alignRightRB">
+      <item row="2" column="0">
+       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="alignLeftRB">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Right-align float contents</string>
+         <string>Left-align float contents</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
-         <string>&amp;Right</string>
+         <string>&amp;Left</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="alignClassDefaultRB">
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Use the class' default alignment for floats, whatever it is.</string>
+      <item row="2" column="1">
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
         </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Class &amp;Default</string>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>40</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
         </property>
-       </widget>
+       </spacer>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>