diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/TunnelPane.cpp b/qt/i2pd_qt/TunnelPane.cpp
index bbf5914d..fb840276 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/TunnelPane.cpp
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/TunnelPane.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ void TunnelPane::appendControlsForI2CPParameters(I2CPParameters& i2cpParameters,
 void TunnelPane::updated() {
     std::string oldName=tunnelConfig->getName();
     //validate and show red if invalid
-    if(!applyDataFromUIToTunnelConfig())return;
+    hideWrongInputLabel();
+    if(!mainWindow->applyTunnelsUiToConfigs())return;
     tunnelsPageUpdateListener->updated(oldName, tunnelConfig);
 }
 
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ void TunnelPane::deleteButtonReleased() {
     switch (ret) {
       case QMessageBox::Ok:
           // OK was clicked
+        hideWrongInputLabel();
         tunnelsPageUpdateListener->needsDeleting(tunnelConfig->getName());
         break;
       case QMessageBox::Cancel:
@@ -233,9 +235,15 @@ void TunnelPane::deleteTunnelForm() {
 void TunnelPane::highlightWrongInput(QString warningText, QWidget* controlWithWrongInput) {
     wrongInputPane->setVisible(true);
     wrongInputLabel->setText(warningText);
+    mainWindow->adjustSizesAccordingToWrongLabel();
     if(controlWithWrongInput){
         mainWindow->ui->tunnelsScrollArea->ensureWidgetVisible(controlWithWrongInput);
         controlWithWrongInput->setFocus();
     }
     mainWindow->showTunnelsPage();
 }
+
+void TunnelPane::hideWrongInputLabel() const {
+    wrongInputPane->setVisible(false);
+    mainWindow->adjustSizesAccordingToWrongLabel();
+}
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/TunnelPane.h b/qt/i2pd_qt/TunnelPane.h
index 3a647635..a7012810 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/TunnelPane.h
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/TunnelPane.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
 
     void deleteTunnelForm();
 
-    void hideWrongInputLabel() const { wrongInputPane->setVisible(false); }
+    void hideWrongInputLabel() const;
     void highlightWrongInput(QString warningText, QWidget* controlWithWrongInput);
 
     virtual ServerTunnelPane* asServerTunnelPane()=0;
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ protected:
 public:
     //returns false when invalid data at UI
     virtual bool applyDataFromUIToTunnelConfig() {
-        hideWrongInputLabel();
         tunnelConfig->setName(nameLineEdit->text().toStdString());
         tunnelConfig->setType(readTunnelTypeComboboxData());
         I2CPParameters& i2cpParams=tunnelConfig->getI2cpParameters();
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp
index aba00cec..93da099a 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     int w = 683;
     int h = 3060;
     ui->settingsContents->setFixedSize(w, h);
+    ui->settingsContents->setGeometry(QRect(0,0,w,h));
 
     /*
     QPalette pal(palette());
@@ -86,8 +87,10 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     pal.setColor(QPalette::Background, Qt::red);
     ui->wrongInputLabel->setAutoFillBackground(true);
     ui->wrongInputLabel->setPalette(pal);
+    ui->wrongInputLabel->setMaximumHeight(ui->wrongInputLabel->sizeHint().height());
     ui->wrongInputLabel->setVisible(false);
 
+    settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight = ui->settingsTitleLabel->height();
 #ifndef ANDROID
     createActions();
     createTrayIcon();
@@ -629,8 +632,6 @@ void MainWindow::loadAllConfigs(){
 /** returns false iff not valid items present and save was aborted */
 bool MainWindow::saveAllConfigs(){
     QString cannotSaveSettings = QApplication::tr("Cannot save settings.");
-    ui->wrongInputLabel->setVisible(false);
-
     programOptionsWriterCurrentSection="";
     /*if(!logFileNameOption->lineEdit->text().trimmed().isEmpty())logOption->optionValue=boost::any(std::string("file"));
     else logOption->optionValue=boost::any(std::string("stdout"));*/
@@ -679,15 +680,22 @@ void FolderChooserItem::pushButtonReleased() {
 }
 
 void BaseStringItem::installListeners(MainWindow *mainWindow) {
-    QObject::connect(lineEdit, SIGNAL(textChanged(const QString &)), mainWindow, SLOT(saveAllConfigs()));
+    QObject::connect(lineEdit, SIGNAL(textChanged(const QString &)), mainWindow, SLOT(updated()));
 }
 void ComboBoxItem::installListeners(MainWindow *mainWindow) {
-    QObject::connect(comboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), mainWindow, SLOT(saveAllConfigs()));
+    QObject::connect(comboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), mainWindow, SLOT(updated()));
 }
 void CheckBoxItem::installListeners(MainWindow *mainWindow) {
-    QObject::connect(checkBox, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), mainWindow, SLOT(saveAllConfigs()));
+    QObject::connect(checkBox, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), mainWindow, SLOT(updated()));
 }
 
+void MainWindow::updated() {
+    ui->wrongInputLabel->setVisible(false);
+    adjustSizesAccordingToWrongLabel();
+
+    applyTunnelsUiToConfigs();
+    saveAllConfigs();
+}
 
 void MainWindowItem::installListeners(MainWindow *mainWindow) {}
 
@@ -751,6 +759,14 @@ void MainWindow::deleteTunnelForms() {
     tunnelPanes.clear();
 }
 
+bool MainWindow::applyTunnelsUiToConfigs() {
+    for(std::list<TunnelPane*>::iterator it = tunnelPanes.begin(); it != tunnelPanes.end(); ++it) {
+        TunnelPane* tp = *it;
+        if(!tp->applyDataFromUIToTunnelConfig())return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void MainWindow::reloadTunnelsConfigAndUI(std::string tunnelNameToFocus) {
     deleteTunnelForms();
     for (std::map<std::string,TunnelConfig*>::iterator it=tunnelConfigs.begin(); it!=tunnelConfigs.end(); ++it) {
@@ -851,9 +867,40 @@ void MainWindow::backClickedFromChild() {
     showStatusPage(statusPage);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::adjustSizesAccordingToWrongLabel() {
+    if(ui->wrongInputLabel->isVisible()) {
+        int dh = ui->wrongInputLabel->height()+ui->verticalLayout_7->layout()->spacing();
+        ui->verticalLayout_7->invalidate();
+        ui->wrongInputLabel->adjustSize();
+        ui->stackedWidget->adjustSize();
+        ui->stackedWidget->setFixedHeight(531-dh);
+        ui->settingsPage->setFixedHeight(531-dh);
+        ui->verticalLayoutWidget_4->setGeometry(QRect(0, 0, 711, 531-dh));
+        ui->stackedWidget->setFixedHeight(531-dh);
+        ui->settingsScrollArea->setFixedHeight(531-dh-settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight-ui->verticalLayout_4->spacing());
+        ui->settingsTitleLabel->setFixedHeight(settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight);
+        ui->tunnelsScrollArea->setFixedHeight(531-dh-settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight-ui->horizontalLayout_42->geometry().height()-2*ui->verticalLayout_4->spacing());
+        ui->tunnelsTitleLabel->setFixedHeight(settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight);
+    }else{
+        ui->verticalLayout_7->invalidate();
+        ui->wrongInputLabel->adjustSize();
+        ui->stackedWidget->adjustSize();
+        ui->stackedWidget->setFixedHeight(531);
+        ui->settingsPage->setFixedHeight(531);
+        ui->verticalLayoutWidget_4->setGeometry(QRect(0, 0, 711, 531));
+        ui->stackedWidget->setFixedHeight(531);
+        ui->settingsScrollArea->setFixedHeight(531-settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight-ui->verticalLayout_4->spacing());
+        ui->settingsTitleLabel->setFixedHeight(settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight);
+        ui->tunnelsScrollArea->setFixedHeight(531-settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight-ui->horizontalLayout_42->geometry().height()-2*ui->verticalLayout_4->spacing());
+        ui->tunnelsTitleLabel->setFixedHeight(settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight);
+    }
+}
+
 void MainWindow::highlightWrongInput(QString warningText, QWidget* widgetToFocus) {
+    bool redVisible = ui->wrongInputLabel->isVisible();
     ui->wrongInputLabel->setVisible(true);
     ui->wrongInputLabel->setText(warningText);
+    if(!redVisible)adjustSizesAccordingToWrongLabel();
     if(widgetToFocus){ui->settingsScrollArea->ensureWidgetVisible(widgetToFocus);widgetToFocus->setFocus();}
     showSettingsPage();
 }
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h
index df8ab1e8..7e55a65f 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h
@@ -387,10 +387,10 @@ public:
 //#endif
 
 private:
-
     enum StatusPage {main_page, commands, local_destinations, leasesets, tunnels, transit_tunnels,
                      transports, i2p_tunnels, sam_sessions};
 private slots:
+    void updated();
 
     void handleQuitButton();
     void handleGracefulQuitButton();
@@ -446,7 +446,10 @@ public:
     Ui::StatusButtonsForm* statusButtonsUI;
     Ui::routerCommandsWidget* routerCommandsUI;
     Ui::GeneralSettingsContentsForm* uiSettings;
+    void adjustSizesAccordingToWrongLabel();
+    bool applyTunnelsUiToConfigs();
 private:
+    int settingsTitleLabelNominalHeight;
     TextBrowserTweaked1 * textBrowser;
     QWidget * routerCommandsParent;
     PageWithBackButton * pageWithBackButton;
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.ui b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.ui
index b4aaed1d..9b463f44 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.ui
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@
      </item>
      <item>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7">
+       <property name="sizeConstraint">
+        <enum>QLayout::SetMinAndMaxSize</enum>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="wrongInputLabel">
          <property name="minimumSize">
@@ -606,7 +609,7 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="stackedWidget">
          <property name="sizePolicy">
-          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
           </sizepolicy>
@@ -624,11 +627,11 @@
           </size>
          </property>
          <property name="currentIndex">
-          <number>0</number>
+          <number>2</number>
          </property>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="statusPage">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>
@@ -670,7 +673,7 @@
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="settingsPage">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>
@@ -686,7 +689,7 @@
            </property>
            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
             <property name="sizeConstraint">
-             <enum>QLayout::SetMaximumSize</enum>
+             <enum>QLayout::SetMinAndMaxSize</enum>
             </property>
             <item>
              <widget class="QLabel" name="settingsTitleLabel">
@@ -702,6 +705,12 @@
             </item>
             <item>
              <widget class="QScrollArea" name="settingsScrollArea">
+              <property name="sizePolicy">
+               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+                <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+                <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+               </sizepolicy>
+              </property>
               <property name="verticalScrollBarPolicy">
                <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOn</enum>
               </property>
@@ -750,7 +759,7 @@
              <enum>QLayout::SetMinAndMaxSize</enum>
             </property>
             <item>
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="tunnelsTitleLabel">
               <property name="font">
                <font>
                 <pointsize>15</pointsize>
@@ -869,7 +878,7 @@
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="quitPage">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>