diff --git a/src/definitions/definitions.h b/src/definitions/definitions.h
index 332c51d9d..3b0473c0d 100755
--- a/src/definitions/definitions.h
+++ b/src/definitions/definitions.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define TRAY_ICON_BUBBLE_TIMEOUT              20000
 #define CLOSE_LOCK_TIMEOUT                    500
 #define DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT                      30000
-#define MESSAGES_VIEW_DEFAULT_COL             170
+#define MESSAGES_VIEW_DEFAULT_COL             100
 #define MESSAGES_VIEW_MINIMUM_COL             16
 #define FEEDS_VIEW_COLUMN_COUNT               2
 #define FEED_DOWNLOADER_MAX_THREADS           3
diff --git a/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.cpp b/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.cpp
index 9253c9c91..fb8ac28ff 100755
--- a/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ void FeedMessageViewer::initializeViews() {
   setTabOrder(m_messagesView, m_toolBarFeeds);
   setTabOrder(m_toolBarFeeds, m_toolBarMessages);
   setTabOrder(m_toolBarMessages, m_messagesBrowser);
+
+  // Set initial ratio of sizes.
+  m_feedSplitter->setStretchFactor(0, 1);
+  m_feedSplitter->setStretchFactor(1, 3);
 }
 
 void FeedMessageViewer::refreshVisualProperties() {
diff --git a/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.h b/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.h
index 3d2e48d78..5f9a0a16e 100755
--- a/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.h
+++ b/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class FeedMessageViewer : public TabContent {
   Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-    explicit FeedMessageViewer(QWidget* parent = 0);
+    explicit FeedMessageViewer(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
     virtual ~FeedMessageViewer();
 
 #if defined(USE_WEBENGINE)
diff --git a/src/gui/feedsview.cpp b/src/gui/feedsview.cpp
index 61cca9cdf..a50841ca3 100755
--- a/src/gui/feedsview.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/feedsview.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ void FeedsView::setupAppearance() {
   header()->setSectionResizeMode(FDS_MODEL_TITLE_INDEX, QHeaderView::Stretch);
   header()->setSectionResizeMode(FDS_MODEL_COUNTS_INDEX, QHeaderView::ResizeToContents);
   header()->setStretchLastSection(false);
-  header()->setSortIndicatorShown(false);
 
   setUniformRowHeights(true);
   setAnimated(true);
diff --git a/src/gui/messagesview.cpp b/src/gui/messagesview.cpp
index 92cb2e151..3be6269ef 100755
--- a/src/gui/messagesview.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/messagesview.cpp
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ void MessagesView::setupAppearance() {
   header()->setDefaultSectionSize(MESSAGES_VIEW_DEFAULT_COL);
   header()->setMinimumSectionSize(MESSAGES_VIEW_MINIMUM_COL);
   header()->setCascadingSectionResizes(false);
-  header()->setStretchLastSection(true);
-  header()->setSortIndicatorShown(true);
+  header()->setStretchLastSection(false);
 }
 
 void MessagesView::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent* event) {
@@ -559,6 +558,11 @@ void MessagesView::adjustColumns() {
       header()->setSectionResizeMode(i, QHeaderView::Interactive);
     }
 
+    header()->setSectionResizeMode(MSG_DB_TITLE_INDEX, QHeaderView::Stretch);
+    header()->setSectionResizeMode(MSG_DB_READ_INDEX, QHeaderView::ResizeToContents);
+    header()->setSectionResizeMode(MSG_DB_IMPORTANT_INDEX, QHeaderView::ResizeToContents);
+    header()->setSectionResizeMode(MSG_DB_HAS_ENCLOSURES, QHeaderView::ResizeToContents);
+
     // Hide columns.
     hideColumn(MSG_DB_ID_INDEX);
     hideColumn(MSG_DB_DELETED_INDEX);