diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py b/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py
index 5ab288462..9edc379b8 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class AddCards(QDialog):
         self.forceClose = False
         restoreGeom(self, "add")
         restoreSplitter(self.dialog.splitter, "add")
+        self.dialog.splitter.setChildrenCollapsible(False)
         self.show()
         addHook('guiReset', self.modelChanged)
         ui.dialogs.open("AddCards", self)
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
index e726a86aa..e755cf0a6 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ class EditDeck(QMainWindow):
         restoreGeom(self, "editor")
         restoreState(self, "editor")
         restoreSplitter(self.dialog.splitter, "editor")
+        self.dialog.splitter.setChildrenCollapsible(False)
         # toolbar
         self.dialog.toolBar.setIconSize(QSize(self.config['iconSize'],
                                               self.config['iconSize']))
diff --git a/designer/addcards.ui b/designer/addcards.ui
index 7be541d80..6cd0588ca 100644
--- a/designer/addcards.ui
+++ b/designer/addcards.ui
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
      <property name="orientation">
       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
      </property>
+     <property name="childrenCollapsible">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="fieldsArea" native="true">
       <property name="sizePolicy">
        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">
diff --git a/designer/cardlist.ui b/designer/cardlist.ui
index 949ab3757..cb75886e3 100644
--- a/designer/cardlist.ui
+++ b/designer/cardlist.ui
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@
       <property name="orientation">
        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
       </property>
+      <property name="childrenCollapsible">
+       <bool>false</bool>
+      </property>
       <widget class="QTableView" name="tableView">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
@@ -172,6 +175,9 @@
           <property name="orientation">
            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
           </property>
+          <property name="childrenCollapsible">
+           <bool>false</bool>
+          </property>
           <widget class="QWidget" name="fieldsArea" native="true">
            <property name="sizePolicy">
             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">