diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py
index 4951a6245b..9d1c99416e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class TagListEditor(QDialog, Ui_TagListEditor):
         QDialog.__init__(self, window)
         Ui_TagListEditor.__init__(self)
         self.setupUi(self)
+        self.verticalLayout_2.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
         self.search_box.setMinimumContentsLength(25)
 
         # Put the category name into the title bar
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.ui
index 1ee9c02121..2c178ca048 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>397</width>
+    <width>676</width>
     <height>335</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -125,6 +125,19 @@
    </item>
    <item row="2" column="0">
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="verticalSpacer_3">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>40</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QToolButton" name="delete_button">
        <property name="toolTip">
@@ -148,6 +161,19 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>40</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QToolButton" name="rename_button">
        <property name="toolTip">
@@ -171,6 +197,19 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>40</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QToolButton" name="undo_button">
        <property name="toolTip">
@@ -194,6 +233,19 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="verticalSpacer_4">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>40</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item row="2" column="1" colspan="4">