diff --git a/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewMain.qml b/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewMain.qml
index 6b5ce2436b..cd448dc0b6 100644
--- a/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewMain.qml
+++ b/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewMain.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Item
 {
     Loader
     {
+        property var panelTop: actionPanelWidget.y
         id: previewMain
         anchors.fill: parent
 
diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
index 88f298d1f5..d2af1e223b 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ Item
         }
     }
 
+    onHeightChanged : {
+      print("new height:" + height)
+      //rangeHandle.onHandleDragged()
+    }
+
     // Upper handle
     Rectangle
     {
diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationView.py b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationView.py
index 28d5a74523..3a7cb0d2fe 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationView.py
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationView.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 
-## View used to display g-code paths.
+## The preview layer view. It is used to display g-code paths.
 class SimulationView(CuraView):
     # Must match SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
     LAYER_VIEW_TYPE_MATERIAL_TYPE = 0
diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml
index 58901652d3..51fc70ade8 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Item
     property bool is_simulation_playing: false
     visible: UM.SimulationView.layerActivity && CuraApplication.platformActivity
 
+    // A slider which lets users trace a single layer (XY movements)
     PathSlider
     {
         id: pathSlider
@@ -170,18 +171,24 @@ Item
         }
     }
 
+    // Scrolls trough Z layers
     LayerSlider
     {
+        property var preferredHeight: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_layerview_size").height
+        property double heightMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").height
         id: layerSlider
 
         width: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_handle").width
-        height: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_layerview_size").height
+        height: preferredHeight + heightMargin * 2 < panelTop ? preferredHeight : panelTop - heightMargin * 2
 
         anchors
         {
             right: parent.right
             verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            verticalCenterOffset: -(parent.height - panelTop) / 2 // center between parent top and panelTop
             rightMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
+            bottomMargin: heightMargin
+            topMargin: heightMargin
         }
 
         // Custom properties
@@ -209,6 +216,7 @@ Item
         // Make sure the slider handlers show the correct value after switching views
         Component.onCompleted:
         {
+            print("paneltop", panelTop, "screenscaleFactor")
             layerSlider.setLowerValue(UM.SimulationView.minimumLayer)
             layerSlider.setUpperValue(UM.SimulationView.currentLayer)
         }