diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp
index 611f955031..1cf45ab81b 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ChatWindow::ChatWindow(QWidget* parent) :
     } else {
         ui->numOnlineLabel->hide();
         ui->closeButton->hide();
-        ui->usersWidget->hide();
+        ui->usersArea->hide();
         ui->messagesScrollArea->hide();
         ui->messagePlainTextEdit->hide();
         connect(&XmppClient::getInstance(), SIGNAL(joinedPublicChatRoom()), this, SLOT(connected()));
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void ChatWindow::connected() {
     ui->connectingToXMPPLabel->hide();
     ui->numOnlineLabel->show();
     ui->closeButton->show();
-    ui->usersWidget->show();
+    ui->usersArea->show();
     ui->messagesScrollArea->show();
     ui->messagePlainTextEdit->show();
     ui->messagePlainTextEdit->setFocus();
diff --git a/interface/ui/chatWindow.ui b/interface/ui/chatWindow.ui
index 4d223b2665..46ccafd5f8 100644
--- a/interface/ui/chatWindow.ui
+++ b/interface/ui/chatWindow.ui
@@ -128,19 +128,43 @@ QPushButton:pressed {
       </layout>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QWidget" name="usersWidget" native="true">
-       <property name="styleSheet">
-        <string notr="true">#usersWidget {
-	margin-right: 20px;
-}</string>
+      <widget class="QWidget" name="usersArea" native="true">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Minimum">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
        </property>
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>0</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
+        <property name="sizeConstraint">
+         <enum>QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="leftMargin">
+         <number>0</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="topMargin">
+         <number>0</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="rightMargin">
+         <number>0</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="bottomMargin">
+         <number>12</number>
+        </property>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QWidget" name="usersWidget" native="true"/>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QScrollArea" name="messagesScrollArea">
-       <property name="styleSheet">
-        <string notr="true">margin-top: 12px;</string>
-       </property>
        <property name="horizontalScrollBarPolicy">
         <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff</enum>
        </property>