diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
index e7b183a964b..a6fd69aed10 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ GridView::GridView(QWidget *parent)
     setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::NoSelection);
     setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
     setGridStyle(Qt::NoPen);
+    setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
 
     QPalette pal;
     pal.setColor(QPalette::Base, themeColor(Theme::Welcome_BackgroundColor));