diff --git a/cui/uiconfig/ui/areatabpage.ui b/cui/uiconfig/ui/areatabpage.ui
index 740d508fd20f..405060116ff4 100644
--- a/cui/uiconfig/ui/areatabpage.ui
+++ b/cui/uiconfig/ui/areatabpage.ui
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
       <object class="GtkBox" id="box1">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+        <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+        <property name="vexpand">True</property>
         <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
         <property name="spacing">3</property>
         <child>