diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
index 15b0fdbe12..6622272a38 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
@@ -275,10 +275,12 @@ Item
         {
             id: upperHandleLabel
 
-            height: sliderRoot.handleSize + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").height
-            x: parent.x - parent.width - width
-            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-            target: Qt.point(sliderRoot.width, y + height / 2)
+            height: sliderRoot.handleSize + UM.Theme.getSize("small_margin").height
+            //x: parent.x
+            anchors.bottom: parent.top
+            anchors.bottomMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("narrow_margin").height
+            anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+            target: Qt.point(parent.width / 2, parent.top)
             visible: sliderRoot.activeHandle == parent
 
             // custom properties
@@ -397,4 +399,4 @@ Item
             setValue: lowerHandle.setValueManually // connect callback functions
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml
index 06c6a51b44..a241a50145 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ UM.PointingRectangle {
     property int startFrom: 1
 
     target: Qt.point(parent.width, y + height / 2)
-    arrowSize: UM.Theme.getSize("default_arrow").width
+    arrowSize: UM.Theme.getSize("button_tooltip_arrow").height
     height: parent.height
-    width: valueLabel.width + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
+    width: valueLabel.width
     visible: false
 
     color: UM.Theme.getColor("tool_panel_background")
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ UM.PointingRectangle {
             horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
         }
 
-        width: ((maximumValue + 1).toString().length + 1) * 10 * screenScaleFactor
+        width: ((maximumValue + 1).toString().length + 1) * 8 * screenScaleFactor
         text: sliderLabelRoot.value + startFrom // the current handle value, add 1 because layers is an array
-        horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignRight
+        horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignHCenter
 
         // key bindings, work when label is currenctly focused (active handle in LayerSlider)
         Keys.onUpPressed: sliderLabelRoot.setValue(sliderLabelRoot.value + ((event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) ? 10 : 1))
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ UM.PointingRectangle {
 
         style: TextFieldStyle {
             textColor: UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control_text")
-            font: UM.Theme.getFont("default")
+            font: UM.Theme.getFont("small")
             background: Item { }
         }