diff --git a/picard/ui/ui_options_script.py b/picard/ui/ui_options_script.py
index b5c6da10b..f62a5c9d8 100644
--- a/picard/ui/ui_options_script.py
+++ b/picard/ui/ui_options_script.py
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ class Ui_ScriptingOptionsPage(object):
         self.splitter.setChildrenCollapsible(False)
         self.splitter.setObjectName("splitter")
         self.script_list = QtWidgets.QListWidget(self.splitter)
-        sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Ignored, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+        sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.MinimumExpanding, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding)
         sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
         sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
         sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.script_list.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
         self.script_list.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
+        self.script_list.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(80, 0))
         self.script_list.setObjectName("script_list")
         self.formWidget = QtWidgets.QWidget(self.splitter)
         self.formWidget.setObjectName("formWidget")
diff --git a/ui/options_script.ui b/ui/options_script.ui
index 93d5de893..c0e3639a9 100644
--- a/ui/options_script.ui
+++ b/ui/options_script.ui
@@ -81,11 +81,17 @@
            </property>
            <widget class="QListWidget" name="script_list">
             <property name="sizePolicy">
-             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Ignored" vsizetype="Expanding">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
              </sizepolicy>
             </property>
+            <property name="minimumSize">
+             <size>
+              <width>80</width>
+              <height>0</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
            </widget>
            <widget class="QWidget" name="formWidget" native="true">
             <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">