diff --git a/src/View/DetailsColumn.vala b/src/View/DetailsColumn.vala
index e686c11af..72abc04f2 100644
--- a/src/View/DetailsColumn.vala
+++ b/src/View/DetailsColumn.vala
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class Files.View.DetailsColumn : Gtk.Bin {
         var scrolled = new Gtk.ScrolledWindow (null, null) {
             child = box,
             propagate_natural_height = true,
-            hscrollbar_policy = NEVER
+            hscrollbar_policy = AUTOMATIC
         };
 
         child = scrolled;
diff --git a/src/View/Miller.vala b/src/View/Miller.vala
index 63105d27e..eb4f7a003 100644
--- a/src/View/Miller.vala
+++ b/src/View/Miller.vala
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace Files.View {
                 draw_file_details_timeout_id = Timeout.add (200, () => {
                     draw_file_details_timeout_id = 0;
                     details = new View.DetailsColumn (file, view);
-                    add_side_widget (details, false, true); // Shrink but not resize
+                    add_side_widget (details, true, false); // Resize (expand) but not shrink
                     // Preview pane not part of slot list so no need to update width
                     // but need to scroll according to new available space
                     schedule_scroll_to_slot (last_slot, true);