diff --git a/apps/files/css/files.css b/apps/files/css/files.css
index 4beb01a4e6..eb009cf0a1 100644
--- a/apps/files/css/files.css
+++ b/apps/files/css/files.css
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@
 	top: 44px;
 	width: 100%;
 }
+/* make sure there's enough room for the file actions */
+#body-user #filestable {
+	min-width: 750px;
+}
+#body-user #controls {
+	min-width: 600px;
+}
+
 #filestable tbody tr { background-color:#fff; height:2.5em; }
 #filestable tbody tr:hover, tbody tr:active {
 	background-color: rgb(240,240,240);