diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui
index bc26727e4..5d3fb6ba9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui
@@ -252,6 +252,19 @@ border-image: url(:/images/closepressed.png)
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
+              <item>
+               <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+                <property name="orientation">
+                 <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+                </property>
+                <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                 <size>
+                  <width>40</width>
+                  <height>20</height>
+                 </size>
+                </property>
+               </spacer>
+              </item>
              </layout>
             </item>
             <item>