diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 900475eba..0b8ea7ffc 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(const QDir &home) :
     scopebar->addWidget(newchart);
     newchart->setStyle(styler);
     newchart->setFixedHeight(20);
+    newchart->setFixedWidth(24);
     newchart->setFlat(true);
     newchart->setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
     newchart->setToolTip(tr("Add Chart"));