diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml
index 8615a382da..cdefd75f2b 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationSliderLabel.qml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ UM.PointingRectangle {
             verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
         }
 
-        width: maximumValue.toString().length * 12 * screenScaleFactor
+        width: (maximumValue.toString().length + 1) * 8 * screenScaleFactor
         text: sliderLabelRoot.value + startFrom // the current handle value, add 1 because layers is an array
         horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignRight