diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/main-listitem.ui b/demos/gtk-demo/main-listitem.ui
index b3427611ed..9421536e35 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/main-listitem.ui
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/main-listitem.ui
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
         <property name="child">
           <object class="GtkInscription">
             <property name="hexpand">1</property>
+            <property name="nat-chars">25</property>
+            <property name="text-overflow">ellipsize-end</property>
             <binding name="text">
               <lookup name="title" type="GtkDemo">
                 <lookup name="item">expander</lookup>
diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/main.ui b/demos/gtk-demo/main.ui
index fb9064cc5c..6efbc8e9d1 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/main.ui
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/main.ui
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
       <object class="GtkBox">
         <child>
           <object class="GtkBox">
-            <property name="width-request">220</property>
             <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkSearchBar" id="searchbar">
@@ -76,9 +75,8 @@
                 <style>
                   <class name="sidebar"/>
                 </style>
-                <property name="width-request">120</property>
                 <property name="hscrollbar-policy">never</property>
-                <property name="min-content-width">150</property>
+                <property name="propagate-natural-width">1</property>
                 <property name="vexpand">1</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkListView" id="listview">