diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.cpp
index 7dbbf50b3..8ec1d4d1a 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ WelcomeWidget::WelcomeWidget( QWidget* parent )
 
     ui->splitter->setHandleWidth( 1 );
     ui->splitter_2->setHandleWidth( 1 );
-    ui->splitter_2->setStretchFactor( 0, 3 );
     ui->splitter_2->setStretchFactor( 0, 2 );
+    ui->splitter_2->setStretchFactor( 0, 1 );
 
     WelcomePlaylistModel* model = new WelcomePlaylistModel( this );
     model->setMaxPlaylists( HISTORY_PLAYLIST_ITEMS );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.ui b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.ui
index b28514dde..489ff9fb2 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.ui
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
        <item>
         <widget class="HeaderLabel" name="label_3">
-         <property name="maximumSize">
-          <size>
-           <width>16777215</width>
-           <height>16777215</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Recently Played Tracks</string>
          </property>
@@ -66,10 +60,10 @@
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="PlaylistView" name="tracksView">
-         <property name="maximumSize">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
           <size>
-           <width>16777215</width>
-           <height>16777215</height>
+           <width>320</width>
+           <height>0</height>
           </size>
          </property>
         </widget>