diff --git a/dbaccess/source/ui/control/opendoccontrols.cxx b/dbaccess/source/ui/control/opendoccontrols.cxx
index 1a86e465b3c9..48c7a9162c39 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/ui/control/opendoccontrols.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/ui/control/opendoccontrols.cxx
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ namespace dbaui
     OpenDocumentListBox::OpenDocumentListBox(std::unique_ptr<weld::ComboBox> xControl, const sal_Char* _pAsciiModuleName )
         : m_xControl(std::move(xControl))
     {
+        // we need to limit the max auto width feature of the filter box
+        int nWidth = m_xControl->get_approximate_digit_width() * 50;
+        m_xControl->set_size_request(nWidth, -1);
+
         impl_init( _pAsciiModuleName );
     }
 
diff --git a/dbaccess/uiconfig/ui/generalpagewizard.ui b/dbaccess/uiconfig/ui/generalpagewizard.ui
index 32a666a71db9..029fc1adf94d 100644
--- a/dbaccess/uiconfig/ui/generalpagewizard.ui
+++ b/dbaccess/uiconfig/ui/generalpagewizard.ui
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
           <object class="GtkComboBoxText" id="documentList">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-            <property name="halign">start</property>
+            <property name="hexpand">True</property>
           </object>
           <packing>
             <property name="expand">False</property>