diff --git a/src/widget.cpp b/src/widget.cpp
index c3f9eca299..cebff2e89d 100644
--- a/src/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget.cpp
@@ -2081,10 +2081,12 @@ NWidgetLeaf::NWidgetLeaf(WidgetType tp, Colours colour, int index, uint16 data,
 			this->SetFill(0, 0);
 			break;
 
-		case WWT_EDITBOX:
-			this->SetMinimalSize(10, 0);
+		case WWT_EDITBOX: {
+			Dimension sprite_size = GetSpriteSize(_current_text_dir == TD_RTL ? SPR_IMG_DELETE_RIGHT : SPR_IMG_DELETE_LEFT);
+			this->SetMinimalSize(30 + sprite_size.width, sprite_size.height);
 			this->SetFill(0, 0);
 			break;
+		}
 
 		case WWT_CAPTION:
 			this->SetFill(1, 0);