diff --git a/src/widgets/stretchheaderview.cpp b/src/widgets/stretchheaderview.cpp
index 6093daed..226eac7e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/stretchheaderview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/stretchheaderview.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ StretchHeaderView::StretchHeaderView(const Qt::Orientation orientation, QWidget
   QObject::connect(this, &StretchHeaderView::sectionResized, this, &StretchHeaderView::SectionResized);
   setMinimumSectionSize(kMinimumColumnWidth);
   setTextElideMode(Qt::ElideRight);
+  setDefaultSectionSize(100);
 
 }