diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
index 36ccbbb0..7012d0d7 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
@@ -69,14 +69,15 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.pushButtonNewAddress.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonNewAddress"))
         self.verticalLayout_12.addWidget(self.pushButtonNewAddress)
         self.horizontalLayout_3.addLayout(self.verticalLayout_12)
-        self.verticalLayout_7 = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
-        self.verticalLayout_7.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalLayout_7"))
-        self.horizontalLayoutSearch = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
-        self.horizontalLayoutSearch.setContentsMargins(-1, 0, -1, -1)
-        self.horizontalLayoutSearch.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalLayoutSearch"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_7 = QtGui.QSplitter()
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_7"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
+        self.horizontalSplitterSearch = QtGui.QSplitter()
+        self.horizontalSplitterSearch.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.horizontalSplitterSearch.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSplitterSearch"))
         self.inboxSearchLineEdit = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.inbox)
         self.inboxSearchLineEdit.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("inboxSearchLineEdit"))
-        self.horizontalLayoutSearch.addWidget(self.inboxSearchLineEdit)
+        self.horizontalSplitterSearch.addWidget(self.inboxSearchLineEdit)
         self.inboxSearchOption = QtGui.QComboBox(self.inbox)
         self.inboxSearchOption.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("inboxSearchOption"))
         self.inboxSearchOption.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
@@ -84,8 +85,11 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.inboxSearchOption.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.inboxSearchOption.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.inboxSearchOption.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
-        self.horizontalLayoutSearch.addWidget(self.inboxSearchOption)
-        self.verticalLayout_7.addLayout(self.horizontalLayoutSearch)
+        self.horizontalSplitterSearch.addWidget(self.inboxSearchOption)
+        self.horizontalSplitterSearch.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitterSearch.setStretchFactor(0, 1)
+        self.horizontalSplitterSearch.setStretchFactor(1, 0)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.addWidget(self.horizontalSplitterSearch)
         self.tableWidgetInbox = QtGui.QTableWidget(self.inbox)
         self.tableWidgetInbox.setEditTriggers(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.NoEditTriggers)
         self.tableWidgetInbox.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
@@ -111,13 +115,20 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.tableWidgetInbox.horizontalHeader().setStretchLastSection(True)
         self.tableWidgetInbox.verticalHeader().setVisible(False)
         self.tableWidgetInbox.verticalHeader().setDefaultSectionSize(26)
-        self.verticalLayout_7.addWidget(self.tableWidgetInbox)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.addWidget(self.tableWidgetInbox)
         self.textEditInboxMessage = QtGui.QTextEdit(self.inbox)
         self.textEditInboxMessage.setBaseSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 500))
         self.textEditInboxMessage.setReadOnly(True)
         self.textEditInboxMessage.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("textEditInboxMessage"))
-        self.verticalLayout_7.addWidget(self.textEditInboxMessage)
-        self.horizontalLayout_3.addLayout(self.verticalLayout_7)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.addWidget(self.textEditInboxMessage)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.setStretchFactor(1, 1)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.setStretchFactor(2, 2)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.setCollapsible(0, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.setCollapsible(2, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_7.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalLayout_3.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter_7)
         self.gridLayout.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_3, 0, 0, 1, 1)
         icon2 = QtGui.QIcon()
         icon2.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/inbox.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)