diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/SpeedSearchBase.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/SpeedSearchBase.java
index ea9b9c51a918..31f1fb878e41 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/SpeedSearchBase.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/SpeedSearchBase.java
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@ public abstract class SpeedSearchBase<Comp extends JComponent> extends SpeedSear
     @Override
     public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
       Dimension dim = super.getPreferredSize();
-      dim.width = getFontMetrics(getFont()).stringWidth(getText()) + 10;
+      Insets m = getMargin();
+      dim.width = getFontMetrics(getFont()).stringWidth(getText()) + 10 + m.left + m.right;
       return dim;
     }