diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/help.py b/ankiqt/ui/help.py
index 7c9738f61..b8a77dfd7 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/help.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/help.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class HelpArea(object):
         self.config = config
         self.widget.connect(self.widget, SIGNAL("anchorClicked(QUrl)"),
                             self.anchorClicked)
+        if sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
+            self.widget.setFixedWidth(300)
         self.hide()
 
     def show(self):
diff --git a/designer/main.ui b/designer/main.ui
index adade28d7..d6a8a51c5 100644
--- a/designer/main.ui
+++ b/designer/main.ui
@@ -1086,11 +1086,17 @@
              <bool>true</bool>
             </property>
             <property name="sizePolicy" >
-             <sizepolicy vsizetype="Expanding" hsizetype="Fixed" >
+             <sizepolicy vsizetype="Expanding" hsizetype="Preferred" >
               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
              </sizepolicy>
             </property>
+            <property name="minimumSize" >
+             <size>
+              <width>250</width>
+              <height>0</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
             <property name="maximumSize" >
              <size>
               <width>300</width>