diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/jquery/chosen/chosen.css b/phpgwapi/js/jquery/chosen/chosen.css
index ab8291274b..0633162f40 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/jquery/chosen/chosen.css
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/jquery/chosen/chosen.css
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   zoom: 1;
   *display: inline;
   text-align: left;
+  min-width: 8ex;
 }
 .chzn-container .chzn-drop {
   background: #fff;