diff --git a/panels/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-panel.ui b/panels/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-panel.ui
index cd1483216..95d6fe352 100644
--- a/panels/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-panel.ui
+++ b/panels/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-panel.ui
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                         <property name="n_rows">2</property>
                         <property name="n_columns">2</property>
+                        <property name="column_spacing">5</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="sections_swindow">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -730,12 +731,15 @@
                         </child>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkLabel" id="label3">
+                            <property name="label"> </property>
+
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
                             <property name="top_attach">1</property>
                             <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                            <property name="x_options">0</property>
                             <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                           </packing>
                         </child>
diff --git a/panels/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.c b/panels/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.c
index ae92aa3f3..5505b3848 100644
--- a/panels/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.c
+++ b/panels/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.c
@@ -1908,6 +1908,11 @@ setup_dialog (CcPanel *panel, GtkBuilder *builder)
                                                      renderer,
                                                      "text", SECTION_DESCRIPTION_COLUMN,
                                                      NULL);
+  g_object_set (renderer,
+                "width-chars", 20,
+                "ellipsize", PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END,
+                NULL);
+
   gtk_tree_view_append_column (treeview, column);
 
   model = gtk_list_store_new (2, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_INT);
@@ -1954,6 +1959,7 @@ setup_dialog (CcPanel *panel, GtkBuilder *builder)
                                                      NULL);
   gtk_tree_view_column_set_cell_data_func (column, renderer, description_set_func, NULL, NULL);
   gtk_tree_view_column_set_resizable (column, FALSE);
+  gtk_tree_view_column_set_expand (column, TRUE);
 
   gtk_tree_view_append_column (treeview, column);
   gtk_tree_view_column_set_sort_column_id (column, DETAIL_DESCRIPTION_COLUMN);
@@ -1973,6 +1979,7 @@ setup_dialog (CcPanel *panel, GtkBuilder *builder)
   column = gtk_tree_view_column_new_with_attributes (_("Shortcut"), renderer, NULL);
   gtk_tree_view_column_set_cell_data_func (column, renderer, accel_set_func, NULL, NULL);
   gtk_tree_view_column_set_resizable (column, FALSE);
+  gtk_tree_view_column_set_expand (column, FALSE);
 
   gtk_tree_view_append_column (treeview, column);
   gtk_tree_view_column_set_sort_column_id (column, DETAIL_KEYENTRY_COLUMN);