diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/template_functions.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/template_functions.ui
index da04514b69..cf58dc766c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/template_functions.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/template_functions.ui
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
    <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
+    <widget class="ScrollingTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
      <property name="currentIndex">
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
@@ -252,5 +252,11 @@
    <extends>QDialog</extends>
    <header>calibre/gui2/dialogs/template_dialog.h</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>ScrollingTabWidget</class>
+   <extends>QTabWidget</extends>
+   <header>calibre/gui2/widgets2.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
 </ui>
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