diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml
index 6f7749df63..b3824e5344 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ UM.PointingRectangle {
             verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
         }
 
-        width: 40 * screenScaleFactor
+        width: maximumValue.toString().length * 10 * screenScaleFactor
         text: sliderLabelRoot.value + startFrom // the current handle value, add 1 because layers is an array
         horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignRight
 
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ UM.PointingRectangle {
             if (valueLabel.text != "") {
                 // -startFrom because we need to convert back to an array structure
                 sliderLabelRoot.setValue(parseInt(valueLabel.text) - startFrom)
+
             }
         }
 
         validator: IntValidator {
-            bottom:startFrom
+            bottom: startFrom
             top: sliderLabelRoot.maximumValue + startFrom // +startFrom because maybe we want to start in a different value rather than 0
         }
     }