diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tree.c b/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tree.c
index 2ffd2cc5..c51450fb 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tree.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tree.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ cv_tree_init (chanview *cv)
 	gtk_cell_renderer_text_set_fixed_height_from_font (GTK_CELL_RENDERER_TEXT (renderer), 1);
 	gtk_tree_view_column_pack_start(col, renderer, TRUE);
 	gtk_tree_view_column_set_attributes (col, renderer, "text", COL_NAME, "attributes", COL_ATTR, NULL);
+	gtk_tree_view_column_set_expand (col, TRUE);
 	gtk_tree_view_append_column(GTK_TREE_VIEW(view), col);									
 
 	g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (gtk_tree_view_get_selection (GTK_TREE_VIEW (view))),