diff --git a/src/widgets/mediaparticlewidget.cpp b/src/widgets/mediaparticlewidget.cpp
index 7ff93f1..2384ce7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/mediaparticlewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/mediaparticlewidget.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ MediaParticleWidget::MediaParticleWidget(QWidget *parent)
   layout->setSpacing(2);
 
   m_videoWidget = new QVideoWidget();
-  m_videoWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
+  m_videoWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
   layout->addWidget(m_videoWidget);
 
   m_durationLabel = new QLabel();