diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/codeStyle/CodeStyleBlankLinesPanel.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/codeStyle/CodeStyleBlankLinesPanel.java
index ad6311aa6b3e..99ec9cc8d0e6 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/codeStyle/CodeStyleBlankLinesPanel.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/codeStyle/CodeStyleBlankLinesPanel.java
@@ -200,8 +200,9 @@ public class CodeStyleBlankLinesPanel extends MultilanguageCodeStyleAbstractPane
   }
 
   private static JTextField createTextField() {
-
-    return new JTextField(6);
+    JTextField field = new JTextField(6);
+    field.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(30, field.getMinimumSize().height));
+    return field;
   }
 
   protected int getRightMargin() {