diff --git a/gtk/ui/gtkfilechooserwidget.ui b/gtk/ui/gtkfilechooserwidget.ui
index 18816ff2d7..264f9cce48 100644
--- a/gtk/ui/gtkfilechooserwidget.ui
+++ b/gtk/ui/gtkfilechooserwidget.ui
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@
                 <property name="focus_on_click">False</property>
                 <property name="entry_text_column">0</property>
                 <property name="id_column">1</property>
+                <property name="valign">start</property>
                 <signal name="changed" handler="filter_combo_changed" swapped="no"/>
               </object>
               <packing>