diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
index fd494ba30..3e15ad31f 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private:
 private:
     void prepareProfileBox ()
     {
-        profileBox.set_size_request(90, -1);
+        profileBox.setPreferredWidth(70, 200);
         setExpandAlignProperties (&profileBox, false, false, Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER, Gtk::ALIGN_FILL);
 
         profileBox.append (M ("PREFERENCES_PROFILE_NONE"));
diff --git a/rtgui/guiutils.cc b/rtgui/guiutils.cc
index e63825d69..740c99a52 100644
--- a/rtgui/guiutils.cc
+++ b/rtgui/guiutils.cc
@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@ void MyScrolledWindow::get_preferred_height_for_width_vfunc (int width, int &min
 
 MyComboBoxText::MyComboBoxText (bool has_entry) : Gtk::ComboBoxText(has_entry)
 {
+    minimumWidth = naturalWidth = 70;
     Gtk::CellRendererText* cellRenderer = dynamic_cast<Gtk::CellRendererText*>(get_first_cell());
     cellRenderer->property_ellipsize() = Pango::ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE;
 }
@@ -955,6 +956,39 @@ bool MyComboBoxText::on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* event)
     return false;
 }
 
+void MyComboBoxText::setPreferredWidth (int minimum_width, int natural_width)
+{
+    if (natural_width == -1 && minimum_width == -1) {
+        naturalWidth = minimumWidth = 70;
+    } else if (natural_width == -1) {
+        naturalWidth =  minimumWidth = minimum_width;
+    } else if (minimum_width == -1) {
+        naturalWidth = natural_width;
+        minimumWidth = rtengine::max(naturalWidth / 2, 20);
+        minimumWidth = rtengine::min(naturalWidth, minimumWidth);
+    } else {
+        naturalWidth = natural_width;
+        minimumWidth = minimum_width;
+    }
+}
+
+void MyComboBoxText::get_preferred_width_vfunc (int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const
+{
+    natural_width = rtengine::max(naturalWidth, 10);
+    minimum_width = rtengine::max(minimumWidth, 10);
+}
+void MyComboBoxText::get_preferred_width_for_height_vfunc (int height, int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const
+{
+    natural_width = rtengine::max(naturalWidth, 10);
+    minimum_width = rtengine::max(minimumWidth, 10);
+}
+
+
+MyComboBox::MyComboBox ()
+{
+    minimumWidth = naturalWidth = 70;
+}
+
 bool MyComboBox::on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* event)
 {
 
@@ -968,6 +1002,33 @@ bool MyComboBox::on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* event)
     return false;
 }
 
+void MyComboBox::setPreferredWidth (int minimum_width, int natural_width)
+{
+    if (natural_width == -1 && minimum_width == -1) {
+        naturalWidth = minimumWidth = 70;
+    } else if (natural_width == -1) {
+        naturalWidth =  minimumWidth = minimum_width;
+    } else if (minimum_width == -1) {
+        naturalWidth = natural_width;
+        minimumWidth = rtengine::max(naturalWidth / 2, 20);
+        minimumWidth = rtengine::min(naturalWidth, minimumWidth);
+    } else {
+        naturalWidth = natural_width;
+        minimumWidth = minimum_width;
+    }
+}
+
+void MyComboBox::get_preferred_width_vfunc (int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const
+{
+    natural_width = rtengine::max(naturalWidth, 10);
+    minimum_width = rtengine::max(minimumWidth, 10);
+}
+void MyComboBox::get_preferred_width_for_height_vfunc (int height, int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const
+{
+    natural_width = rtengine::max(naturalWidth, 10);
+    minimum_width = rtengine::max(minimumWidth, 10);
+}
+
 MySpinButton::MySpinButton ()
 {
     Gtk::Border border;
diff --git a/rtgui/guiutils.h b/rtgui/guiutils.h
index 756f78492..ff3c7f83f 100644
--- a/rtgui/guiutils.h
+++ b/rtgui/guiutils.h
@@ -273,7 +273,16 @@ public:
  */
 class MyComboBox : public Gtk::ComboBox
 {
+    int naturalWidth, minimumWidth;
+
     bool on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* event);
+    void get_preferred_width_vfunc (int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const;
+    void get_preferred_width_for_height_vfunc (int height, int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const;
+
+public:
+    MyComboBox ();
+
+    void setPreferredWidth (int minimum_width, int natural_width);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -281,10 +290,16 @@ class MyComboBox : public Gtk::ComboBox
  */
 class MyComboBoxText : public Gtk::ComboBoxText
 {
+    int naturalWidth, minimumWidth;
+
     bool on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* event);
+    void get_preferred_width_vfunc (int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const;
+    void get_preferred_width_for_height_vfunc (int height, int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const;
 
 public:
     MyComboBoxText (bool has_entry = false);
+
+    void setPreferredWidth (int minimum_width, int natural_width);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/rtgui/profilepanel.cc b/rtgui/profilepanel.cc
index e87833de9..94b48e565 100644
--- a/rtgui/profilepanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/profilepanel.cc
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ ProfilePanel::ProfilePanel () : storedPProfile(nullptr), lastFilename(""), image
     // Create the Combobox
     profiles = Gtk::manage (new ProfileStoreComboBox ());
     setExpandAlignProperties(profiles, true, true, Gtk::ALIGN_FILL, Gtk::ALIGN_FILL);
-    profiles->set_size_request(90);
 
     load = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::Button ());
     load->add (*Gtk::manage (new RTImage ("gtk-open.png")));
diff --git a/rtgui/profilestore.cc b/rtgui/profilestore.cc
index 673992e97..95bc4ca68 100644
--- a/rtgui/profilestore.cc
+++ b/rtgui/profilestore.cc
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ ProfileStoreLabel::ProfileStoreLabel(const ProfileStoreEntry *entry) : Gtk::Labe
 ProfileStoreComboBox::ProfileStoreComboBox ()
 {
     updateProfileList();
+    setPreferredWidth(50, 120);
     Gtk::CellRendererText* cellRenderer = dynamic_cast<Gtk::CellRendererText*>(get_first_cell());
     cellRenderer->property_ellipsize() = Pango::ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE;
     cellRenderer->property_ellipsize_set() = true;