diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Constants.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Constants.qml
index 8f0945510..812a71900 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Constants.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Constants.qml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Item {
     readonly property int iconSizeXLarge: 48
     readonly property int iconSizeXXLarge: 64
 
+    readonly property int fingerWidth: 64 // TODO: determine finger width from screen dimensions and resolution
+
     property color colorCredit: "#ff80ff80"
     property color colorDebit: "#ffff8080"
     property color mutedForeground: 'gray' //Qt.lighter(Material.background, 2)
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml
index 3c01a2563..17b7a2247 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Pane {
             right: listview.right
             bottom: listview.bottom
         }
-        width: constants.paddingXXLarge
+        width: constants.fingerWidth
         drag.target: dragb
         onPressedChanged: if (pressed) {
             dragb.y = mouseY + listview.y - dragb.height/2