diff --git a/data/gui/window/story_viewer.cfg b/data/gui/window/story_viewer.cfg
index 9150fe7a7d7..2b348fdb38d 100644
--- a/data/gui/window/story_viewer.cfg
+++ b/data/gui/window/story_viewer.cfg
@@ -63,17 +63,19 @@
 				[column]
 					grow_factor = 0
 					horizontal_grow = true
+					vertical_grow = true
 
 					[grid]
 
 						[row]
+							grow_factor = 1
 
 							[column]
 								grow_factor = 0
 								border = "all"
-								border_size = "10"
+								border_size = 20
 								horizontal_alignment = "center"
-								vertical_alignment = "center"
+								vertical_alignment = "bottom"
 
 								[button]
 									id = "prev"
@@ -155,17 +157,19 @@
 				[column]
 					grow_factor = 0
 					horizontal_grow = true
+					vertical_grow = true
 
 					[grid]
 
 						[row]
+							grow_factor = 1
 
 							[column]
 								grow_factor = 0
 								border = "all"
-								border_size = "10"
+								border_size = 20
 								horizontal_alignment = "center"
-								vertical_alignment = "center"
+								vertical_alignment = "bottom"
 
 								[button]
 									id = "next"