diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
index 6bfb58f55..c7fb26fa1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
@@ -295,12 +295,13 @@ MessageComposer::MessageComposer(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
     ui.recipientWidget->setColumnCount(COLUMN_RECIPIENT_COUNT);
 
     QHeaderView *header = ui.recipientWidget->horizontalHeader();
-    header->resizeSection(COLUMN_RECIPIENT_TYPE, 60);
+//    header->resizeSection(COLUMN_RECIPIENT_TYPE, ui.fromLabel->size().width()); // see ::eventFilter
     header->resizeSection(COLUMN_RECIPIENT_ICON, 22);
     QHeaderView_setSectionResizeMode(header, COLUMN_RECIPIENT_TYPE, QHeaderView::Fixed);
     QHeaderView_setSectionResizeMode(header, COLUMN_RECIPIENT_ICON, QHeaderView::Fixed);
     QHeaderView_setSectionResizeMode(header, COLUMN_RECIPIENT_NAME, QHeaderView::Fixed);
     header->setStretchLastSection(true);
+    ui.fromLabel->installEventFilter(this);
 
     /* Set own item delegate */
     QItemDelegate *delegate = new MessageItemDelegate(this);
@@ -1686,6 +1687,14 @@ bool MessageComposer::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
         }
     }
 
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::Resize) {
+        if (obj == ui.fromLabel) {
+            // Resize "Recipient" column
+            QHeaderView *header = ui.recipientWidget->horizontalHeader();
+            header->resizeSection(COLUMN_RECIPIENT_TYPE, ui.fromLabel->size().width());
+        }
+    }
+
     // pass the event on to the parent class
     return QMainWindow::eventFilter(obj, event);
 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui
index d7686965a..9e89c3501 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui
@@ -674,6 +674,19 @@
            </layout>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item row="6" column="0">
+          <widget class="MimeTextEdit" name="msgText">
+           <property name="sizePolicy">
+            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="MinimumExpanding">
+             <horstretch>4</horstretch>
+             <verstretch>4</verstretch>
+            </sizepolicy>
+           </property>
+           <property name="textInteractionFlags">
+            <set>Qt::TextEditorInteraction</set>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
          <item row="5" column="0">
           <widget class="QFrame" name="distantFrame">
            <property name="palette">
@@ -825,89 +838,9 @@ border-image: url(:/images/closepressed.png)
            </layout>
           </widget>
          </item>
-         <item row="6" column="0">
-          <widget class="MimeTextEdit" name="msgText">
-           <property name="sizePolicy">
-            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="MinimumExpanding">
-             <horstretch>4</horstretch>
-             <verstretch>4</verstretch>
-            </sizepolicy>
-           </property>
-           <property name="textInteractionFlags">
-            <set>Qt::TextEditorInteraction</set>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="0">
-          <widget class="QTableWidget" name="recipientWidget">
-           <property name="sizePolicy">
-            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
-             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-            </sizepolicy>
-           </property>
-           <property name="minimumSize">
-            <size>
-             <width>0</width>
-             <height>68</height>
-            </size>
-           </property>
-           <property name="maximumSize">
-            <size>
-             <width>16777215</width>
-             <height>68</height>
-            </size>
-           </property>
-           <property name="tabKeyNavigation">
-            <bool>false</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="selectionMode">
-            <enum>QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection</enum>
-           </property>
-           <attribute name="horizontalHeaderVisible">
-            <bool>false</bool>
-           </attribute>
-           <attribute name="verticalHeaderVisible">
-            <bool>false</bool>
-           </attribute>
-           <attribute name="verticalHeaderDefaultSectionSize">
-            <number>22</number>
-           </attribute>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="0" column="0">
-          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_5">
-           <item>
-            <widget class="QLabel" name="fromLabel">
-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>60</width>
-               <height>0</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>From:</string>
-             </property>
-             <property name="alignment">
-              <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <widget class="GxsIdChooser" name="respond_to_CB">
-             <property name="sizePolicy">
-              <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
-               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-              </sizepolicy>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-          </layout>
-         </item>
          <item row="2" column="0">
           <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-           <item row="1" column="1">
+           <item row="3" column="1">
             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
              <item>
               <widget class="QPushButton" name="tagButton">
@@ -947,7 +880,7 @@ border-image: url(:/images/closepressed.png)
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
-           <item row="0" column="0">
+           <item row="2" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
              <property name="minimumSize">
               <size>
@@ -975,7 +908,7 @@ border-image: url(:/images/closepressed.png)
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="0" column="1">
+           <item row="2" column="1">
             <widget class="QLineEdit" name="titleEdit">
              <property name="sizePolicy">
               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
@@ -985,7 +918,7 @@ border-image: url(:/images/closepressed.png)
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="1" column="0">
+           <item row="3" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
              <property name="minimumSize">
               <size>
@@ -1007,6 +940,69 @@ border-image: url(:/images/closepressed.png)
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
+           <item row="0" column="1">
+            <widget class="GxsIdChooser" name="respond_to_CB">
+             <property name="sizePolicy">
+              <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+              </sizepolicy>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="0" column="0">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="fromLabel">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>60</width>
+               <height>0</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>From:</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="alignment">
+              <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
+            <widget class="QTableWidget" name="recipientWidget">
+             <property name="sizePolicy">
+              <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+              </sizepolicy>
+             </property>
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>0</width>
+               <height>68</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="maximumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>16777215</width>
+               <height>68</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="tabKeyNavigation">
+              <bool>false</bool>
+             </property>
+             <property name="selectionMode">
+              <enum>QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection</enum>
+             </property>
+             <attribute name="horizontalHeaderVisible">
+              <bool>false</bool>
+             </attribute>
+             <attribute name="verticalHeaderVisible">
+              <bool>false</bool>
+             </attribute>
+             <attribute name="verticalHeaderDefaultSectionSize">
+              <number>22</number>
+             </attribute>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
           </layout>
          </item>
         </layout>
@@ -1227,7 +1223,6 @@ border-image: url(:/images/closepressed.png)
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
-  <tabstop>recipientWidget</tabstop>
   <tabstop>titleEdit</tabstop>
   <tabstop>msgText</tabstop>
   <tabstop>msgFileList</tabstop>