diff --git a/src/Config/_GrampsConfigKeys.py b/src/Config/_GrampsConfigKeys.py
index b8ed7aae8..3ab8f8062 100644
--- a/src/Config/_GrampsConfigKeys.py
+++ b/src/Config/_GrampsConfigKeys.py
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ PEDVIEW_TREESIZE     = ('interface', 'pedview-tree-size', 1)
 PEDVIEW_LAYOUT       = ('interface', 'pedview-layout', 1)
 PEDVIEW_SHOW_MARRIAGE= ('interface', 'pedview-show-marriage', 0)
 PEDVIEW_SHOW_IMAGES  = ('interface', 'pedview-show-images', 0)
+CLIPBOARD_WIDTH      = ('interface', 'clipboard-width', 1)
+CLIPBOARD_HEIGHT     = ('interface', 'clipboard-height', 1)
 DATABASE_PATH        = ('behavior', 'database-path', 2)
 FPREFIX              = ('preferences', 'fprefix', 2)
 EPREFIX              = ('preferences', 'eprefix', 2)
@@ -272,6 +274,8 @@ default_value = {
     PERSON_SEL_HEIGHT    : 450,
     MEDIA_SEL_WIDTH      : 600,
     MEDIA_SEL_HEIGHT     : 450,
+    CLIPBOARD_WIDTH      : 300,
+    CLIPBOARD_HEIGHT     : 300,
     FILTER               : False, 
     PEDVIEW_TREESIZE     : 0,
     PEDVIEW_LAYOUT       : 0,
diff --git a/src/ScratchPad.py b/src/ScratchPad.py
index 546d3c600..6f93a8c7e 100644
--- a/src/ScratchPad.py
+++ b/src/ScratchPad.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ from gtk import glade
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import const
+import Config
 import gen.lib
 import TreeTips
 import DateHandler
@@ -1198,11 +1199,14 @@ class ScratchPadWindow(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
         self.database_changed(self.dbstate.db)
         self.dbstate.connect('database-changed', self.database_changed)
 
+        self.width_key = Config.CLIPBOARD_WIDTH
+        self.height_key = Config.CLIPBOARD_HEIGHT
         self.glade_file = os.path.join(const.GLADE_DIR, "scratchpad.glade")
 
         self.top = glade.XML(self.glade_file,"scratch_pad","gramps")
         self.set_window(self.top.get_widget("scratch_pad"),
                         None, None, msg=_("Clipboard"))
+        self._set_size()
 
         self.clear_all_btn = self.top.get_widget("btn_clear_all")
         self.clear_btn = self.top.get_widget("btn_clear")