diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/uipreview/AndroidLayoutPreviewToolWindowManager.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/uipreview/AndroidLayoutPreviewToolWindowManager.java
index 0b591edf5f8c..8d5d3c9780a5 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/uipreview/AndroidLayoutPreviewToolWindowManager.java
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/uipreview/AndroidLayoutPreviewToolWindowManager.java
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ public class AndroidLayoutPreviewToolWindowManager implements ProjectComponent {
         final JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
         final JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(stackTrace);
         textArea.setEditable(false);
+        textArea.setRows(40);
+        textArea.setColumns(70);
         panel.add(ScrollPaneFactory.createScrollPane(textArea));
         return panel;
       }