diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/codestylesettingspropertiespage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/codestylesettingspropertiespage.cpp
index ed859e84337..0153a6a1958 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/codestylesettingspropertiespage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/codestylesettingspropertiespage.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 
         setGlobalSettingsId(CppEditor::Constants::CPP_CODE_STYLE_SETTINGS_ID);
         setUseGlobalSettingsCheckBoxVisible(false);
+        setExpanding(true);
 
         const EditorConfiguration *config = project->editorConfiguration();