diff --git a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.form b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.form
index 1a158a2ab7..df041c5dab 100644
--- a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.form
+++ b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.form
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@
           <ResourceString bundle="org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/Bundle.properties" key="ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.furtherDescriptionArea.text" replaceFormat="NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
         </Property>
         <Property name="wrapStyleWord" type="boolean" value="true"/>
+        <Property name="preferredSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+          <Dimension value="[378, 74]"/>
+        </Property>
       </Properties>
     </Component>
     <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="infoIconLabel">
diff --git a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.java b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.java
index ee6e0e1b09..885a10004f 100644
--- a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.java
+++ b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ final class ImageGalleryOptionsPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
         furtherDescriptionArea.setRows(5);
         furtherDescriptionArea.setText(NbBundle.getMessage(ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.class, "ImageGalleryOptionsPanel.furtherDescriptionArea.text")); // NOI18N
         furtherDescriptionArea.setWrapStyleWord(true);
+        furtherDescriptionArea.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(378, 74));
 
         infoIconLabel.setFont(infoIconLabel.getFont().deriveFont(infoIconLabel.getFont().getStyle() & ~java.awt.Font.BOLD, 11));
         infoIconLabel.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/images/info-icon-16.png"))); // NOI18N
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ final class ImageGalleryOptionsPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
                             .addGap(21, 21, 21)
                             .addComponent(infoIconLabel)
                             .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
-                            .addComponent(furtherDescriptionArea))
+                            .addComponent(furtherDescriptionArea, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                         .addComponent(enabledByDefaultBox)
                         .addComponent(enabledForCaseBox)
                         .addComponent(descriptionLabel, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))