diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
index 98eb8fdc0a..a894fedef4 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ AppearancePrefView::AppearancePrefView(const char *name,
 		PrefHandler::Default()->getInt32(PREF_HALF_FONT_SIZE));
 	
 	BView *layoutView = BLayoutBuilder::Group<>()
-		.SetInsets(10, 10, 10, 10)
-		.AddGroup(B_VERTICAL)
+		.SetInsets(5, 5, 5, 5)
+		.AddGroup(B_VERTICAL, 5)
 			.Add(fFont = new BMenuField("font", "Font:", fontMenu))
 			.Add(fFontSize = new BMenuField("size", "Size:", sizeMenu))
 			.Add(fColorField = new BMenuField("color", "Color:",
 				MakeMenu(MSG_COLOR_FIELD_CHANGED, kColorTable,
 					kColorTable[0])))
+			.Add(BSpaceLayoutItem::CreateGlue())
 			.Add(fColorControl = new BColorControl(BPoint(10, 10),
 				B_CELLS_32x8, 8.0, "", new BMessage(MSG_COLOR_CHANGED)))
 		.End();
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/PrefWindow.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/PrefWindow.cpp
index 928a6762f9..b39a79cc8e 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/PrefWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/PrefWindow.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PrefWindow::PrefWindow(const BMessenger &messenger)
 	fTerminalMessenger(messenger)
 {
 	BLayoutBuilder::Group<>(this, B_VERTICAL)
-		.AddGroup(B_VERTICAL, 1)
+		.AddGroup(B_VERTICAL)
 		.SetInsets(10, 10, 10, 10)
 			.Add(new AppearancePrefView("Appearance", fTerminalMessenger))
 			.AddGroup(B_HORIZONTAL)
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ PrefWindow::PrefWindow(const BMessenger &messenger)
 					new BMessage(MSG_SAVE_PRESSED), B_WILL_DRAW))
 			.End()
 		.End();
-		
-	
+			
 	fSaveButton->MakeDefault(true);
 	
 	AddShortcut('Q', B_COMMAND_KEY, new BMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED));