diff --git a/avogadro/qtplugins/propertytables/propertytables.cpp b/avogadro/qtplugins/propertytables/propertytables.cpp
index 1decb0e7d6..cdcf2e6d9d 100644
--- a/avogadro/qtplugins/propertytables/propertytables.cpp
+++ b/avogadro/qtplugins/propertytables/propertytables.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ void PropertyTables::showDialog()
   view->setSourceModel(model);
 
   view->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
+  view->horizontalHeader()->setStretchLastSection(true);
   view->resizeColumnsToContents();
   layout->addWidget(view);
   dialog->setWindowTitle(view->windowTitle());