diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui
index 4a3f25731..a38d68f2b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui
@@ -33,26 +33,26 @@
       </property>
       <widget class="QDockWidget" name="contactsdockWidget">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
-        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Preferred">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
        <property name="maximumSize">
         <size>
-         <width>160</width>
+         <width>300</width>
          <height>524287</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="sizeIncrement">
         <size>
-         <width>160</width>
+         <width>220</width>
          <height>0</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="baseSize">
         <size>
-         <width>160</width>
+         <width>0</width>
          <height>0</height>
         </size>
        </property>
@@ -83,10 +83,22 @@
            </property>
            <property name="maximumSize">
             <size>
-             <width>160</width>
+             <width>300</width>
              <height>16777215</height>
             </size>
            </property>
+           <property name="sizeIncrement">
+            <size>
+             <width>220</width>
+             <height>0</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+           <property name="baseSize">
+            <size>
+             <width>200</width>
+             <height>0</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
            <property name="sortingEnabled">
             <bool>true</bool>
            </property>