diff --git a/data/pref.xml b/data/pref.xml
index efc59fe57..b56f75fc4 100644
--- a/data/pref.xml
+++ b/data/pref.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
       <option id="data_recovery_period" type="double" default="2.0" />
       <option id="show_full_path" type="bool" default="true" />
       <option id="timeline_position" type="TimelinePosition" default="TimelinePosition::BOTTOM" />
+      <option id="timeline_layer_panel_width" type="int" default="100" />
       <option id="show_menu_bar" type="bool" default="true" />
       <option id="recent_items" type="int" default="16" />
     </section>
diff --git a/src/app/ui/timeline/timeline.cpp b/src/app/ui/timeline/timeline.cpp
index 35879d838..6359601b1 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/timeline/timeline.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/timeline/timeline.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ Timeline::Timeline()
   , m_state(STATE_STANDBY)
   , m_tagBands(0)
   , m_tagFocusBand(-1)
-  , m_separator_x(100 * guiscale())
+  , m_separator_x(
+      Preferences::instance().general.timelineLayerPanelWidth() * guiscale())
   , m_separator_w(1)
   , m_confPopup(NULL)
   , m_clipboard_timer(100, this)
@@ -267,6 +268,9 @@ Timeline::Timeline()
 
 Timeline::~Timeline()
 {
+  Preferences::instance().general.timelineLayerPanelWidth(
+    m_separator_x / guiscale());
+
   m_clipboard_timer.stop();
 
   detachDocument();