diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp
index 240ad5dff..cfe23144d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp
@@ -257,17 +257,18 @@ void FriendList::initializeHeader(bool afterLoadSettings)
 {
     // set column size
     QHeaderView *header = ui->peerTreeWidget->header();
-    header->setMovable(false);
-    header->setResizeMode(COLUMN_NAME, QHeaderView::Stretch);
+    header->setMovable(true);
+    //header->setResizeMode(COLUMN_NAME, QHeaderView::Stretch);
+    header->setResizeMode(COLUMN_NAME, QHeaderView::Interactive);
     header->setResizeMode(COLUMN_STATE, QHeaderView::Interactive);
     header->setResizeMode(COLUMN_LAST_CONTACT, QHeaderView::Interactive);
     header->setResizeMode(COLUMN_IP, QHeaderView::Interactive);
     header->setResizeMode(COLUMN_AVATAR, QHeaderView::Fixed);
 
-    if (!afterLoadSettings) {
+/*    if (!afterLoadSettings) {
         header->resizeSection(COLUMN_NAME, 150);
         header->resizeSection(COLUMN_LAST_CONTACT, 120);
-    }
+    }*/
     header->resizeSection(COLUMN_AVATAR, COLUMN_AVATAR_WIDTH);
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui
index 59b555674..72bb5f303 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@
      <property name="columnCount">
       <number>5</number>
      </property>
+     <attribute name="headerCascadingSectionResizes">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </attribute>
      <attribute name="headerStretchLastSection">
-      <bool>false</bool>
+      <bool>true</bool>
      </attribute>
      <column>
       <property name="text">