diff --git a/src/calamares/CalamaresWindow.cpp b/src/calamares/CalamaresWindow.cpp
index 84dd35e55..06a31a0e9 100644
--- a/src/calamares/CalamaresWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/calamares/CalamaresWindow.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QLabel>
+#include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QQuickWidget>
 #include <QTreeView>
 
@@ -221,7 +222,13 @@ CalamaresWindow::getQmlNavigation( QWidget* parent )
     w->setResizeMode( QQuickWidget::SizeRootObjectToView );
     w->setSource( QUrl(
         CalamaresUtils::searchQmlFile( CalamaresUtils::QmlSearch::Both, QStringLiteral( "calamares-navigation" ) ) ) );
-    w->setMinimumHeight( 30 );  // matchine the default widgets version
+
+    // If the QML itself sets a height, use that, otherwise go to 48 pixels
+    // which seems to match what the widget navigation would use for height
+    // (with *my* specific screen, style, etc. so YMMV).
+    qreal minimumHeight = qBound( qreal( 16 ), w->rootObject() ? w->rootObject()->height() : 48, qreal( 64 ) );
+    w->setMinimumHeight( int( minimumHeight ) );
+
     return w;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/calamares/calamares-navigation.qml b/src/calamares/calamares-navigation.qml
index c7cd91835..6b356218d 100644
--- a/src/calamares/calamares-navigation.qml
+++ b/src/calamares/calamares-navigation.qml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
 Rectangle {
     id: navigationBar;
     color: Branding.styleString( Branding.SidebarBackground );
+    height: 48;
 
     RowLayout {
         id: buttonBar
-        height: 64;
         anchors.fill: parent;
 
         Item