diff --git a/gtk/resources/ui/gtkrecentchooserdefault.ui b/gtk/resources/ui/gtkrecentchooserdefault.ui
index b8e26b3b0e..312d6ce05d 100644
--- a/gtk/resources/ui/gtkrecentchooserdefault.ui
+++ b/gtk/resources/ui/gtkrecentchooserdefault.ui
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         <property name="can_focus">True</property>
         <property name="hscrollbar_policy">never</property>
         <property name="shadow_type">in</property>
+        <property name="vexpand">True</property>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkTreeView" id="recent_view">
             <property name="visible">True</property>