diff --git a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp
index d7ee9d8d2..699a562ab 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ TomahawkWindow::loadSettings()
     // Always set stretch factor. If user hasn't manually set splitter sizes,
     // this will ensure a sane default on all startups. If the user has, the manual
     // size will override the default stretching
+    ui->splitter->setHandleWidth( 3 );
     ui->splitter->setStretchFactor( 0, 0 );
     ui->splitter->setStretchFactor( 1, 1 );
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.ui b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.ui
index 3e81ad965..1afb6f9a3 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.ui
+++ b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.ui
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="handleWidth">
-       <number>1</number>
+       <number>3</number>
       </property>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="sidebarWidget" native="true"/>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="playlistWidget" native="true"/>