diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/listview_words.c b/demos/gtk-demo/listview_words.c
index 5dd5ed324e..be556696cf 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/listview_words.c
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/listview_words.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ do_listview_words (GtkWidget *do_widget)
       gtk_overlay_add_overlay (GTK_OVERLAY (overlay), progress);
 
       sw = gtk_scrolled_window_new ();
+      gtk_widget_set_vexpand (sw, TRUE);
       gtk_overlay_set_child (GTK_OVERLAY (overlay), sw);
 
       listview = gtk_list_view_new_with_factory (