diff --git a/conf/dlggeneralbase.ui b/conf/dlggeneralbase.ui
index 120f7a10e..c167b3505 100644
--- a/conf/dlggeneralbase.ui
+++ b/conf/dlggeneralbase.ui
@@ -193,18 +193,15 @@
      <property name="title">
       <string>View Options</string>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" columnstretch="0,1">
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="columnLabel">
-        <property name="sizePolicy">
-         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Maximum" vsizetype="Preferred">
-          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-         </sizepolicy>
-        </property>
         <property name="text">
          <string>Overview &amp;columns:</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+        </property>
         <property name="buddy">
          <cstring>kcfg_ViewColumns</cstring>
         </property>
@@ -228,6 +225,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>&amp;Page Up/Down overlap:</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+        </property>
         <property name="buddy">
          <cstring>kcfg_ScrollOverlap</cstring>
         </property>
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ For files which were opened before the previous zoom is applied.</string>
         <property name="text">
          <string>&amp;Default Zoom:</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+        </property>
         <property name="buddy">
          <cstring>kcfg_ZoomMode</cstring>
         </property>