diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
index ab647748199..808d0b79c60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ Rectangle {
         width: labels.width
         contentY: flick.contentY
 
+        // reserve some more space than needed to prevent weird effects when resizing
+        contentHeight: labels.height + height
+
         Rectangle {
             id: labels
             anchors.left: parent.left