diff --git a/musicus/res/ui/editor.ui b/musicus/res/ui/editor.ui
index 24d6973..bd852f5 100644
--- a/musicus/res/ui/editor.ui
+++ b/musicus/res/ui/editor.ui
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
               <object class="AdwStatusPage" id="status_page">
                 <property name="icon-name">network-error-symbolic</property>
                 <property name="title">Error</property>
+                <property name="vexpand">true</property>
+                <pr>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkButton" id="try_again_button">
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">Try again</property>
diff --git a/musicus/res/ui/medium_editor.ui b/musicus/res/ui/medium_editor.ui
index 00acda4..d6e2841 100644
--- a/musicus/res/ui/medium_editor.ui
+++ b/musicus/res/ui/medium_editor.ui
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
               <object class="AdwStatusPage" id="status_page">
                 <property name="icon-name">dialog-error-symbolic</property>
                 <property name="title">Error</property>
+                <property name="vexpand">true</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkButton" id="try_again_button">
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">Try again</property>
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@
               <object class="AdwStatusPage" id="disc_status_page">
                 <property name="icon-name">action-unavailable-symbolic</property>
                 <property name="title">Error</property>
+                <property name="vexpand">true</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkButton" id="cancel_button">
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">Cancel</property>
diff --git a/musicus/res/ui/source_selector.ui b/musicus/res/ui/source_selector.ui
index 9c0a46e..900c0db 100644
--- a/musicus/res/ui/source_selector.ui
+++ b/musicus/res/ui/source_selector.ui
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
               <object class="AdwStatusPage" id="status_page">
                 <property name="icon-name">dialog-error-symbolic</property>
                 <property name="title">Error</property>
+                <property name="vexpand">true</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkButton" id="try_again_button">
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">Try again</property>
diff --git a/musicus/src/screens/welcome.rs b/musicus/src/screens/welcome.rs
index 926bd7a..08fae82 100644
--- a/musicus/src/screens/welcome.rs
+++ b/musicus/src/screens/welcome.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ impl Screen<(), ()> for WelcomeScreen {
             .description(&gettext("Get startet by selecting the folder containing your music \
                 files! Musicus will create a new database there or open one that already exists."))
             .child(&button)
+            .vexpand(true)
             .build();
 
         button.add_css_class("suggested-action");