diff --git a/resources/SalomeApp.xml b/resources/SalomeApp.xml
index 699b8b52c..6846d0008 100644
--- a/resources/SalomeApp.xml
+++ b/resources/SalomeApp.xml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
     <parameter name="selection_width"              value="5"/>
     <parameter name="highlight_width"              value="5"/>
     <parameter name="controls_precision"           value="0"/>
-    <parameter name="scalar_bar_horizontal_height" value="0.05"/>
-    <parameter name="scalar_bar_horizontal_width"  value="0.5" />
-    <parameter name="scalar_bar_horizontal_x"      value="0.01"/>
+    <parameter name="scalar_bar_horizontal_height" value="0.08"/>
+    <parameter name="scalar_bar_horizontal_width"  value="0.8" />
+    <parameter name="scalar_bar_horizontal_x"      value="0.1"/>
     <parameter name="scalar_bar_horizontal_y"      value="0.01"/>
     <parameter name="scalar_bar_label_color"       value="255, 255, 255"/>
     <parameter name="scalar_bar_label_font"        value="Arial,12"     />
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
     <parameter name="scalar_bar_orientation"       value="0" />
     <parameter name="scalar_bar_title_color"       value="255, 255, 255"/>
     <parameter name="scalar_bar_title_font"        value="Arial,12"     />
-    <parameter name="scalar_bar_vertical_height"   value="0.5"  />
-    <parameter name="scalar_bar_vertical_width"    value="0.05" />
+    <parameter name="scalar_bar_vertical_height"   value="0.8"  />
+    <parameter name="scalar_bar_vertical_width"    value="0.08" />
     <parameter name="scalar_bar_vertical_x"        value="0.01" />
-    <parameter name="scalar_bar_vertical_y"        value="0.01" />
+    <parameter name="scalar_bar_vertical_y"        value="0.1" />
     <parameter name="DisplayMode"                  value="true" />
     <parameter name="auto_update"                  value="true" />
     <parameter name="display_mode"                 value="1"    />
diff --git a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI.cxx b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI.cxx
index cfe0e5d54..df1f47522 100644
--- a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI.cxx
@@ -3605,7 +3605,7 @@ void SMESHGUI::preferencesChanged( const QString& sect, const QString& name )
       if(sbX1+sbW > aTol){
 	aWarning = "Origin and Size Vertical: X+Width > 1\n";
 	sbX1=0.01;
-	sbW=0.05;
+	sbW=0.08;
 	aResourceMgr->setValue("SMESH", "scalar_bar_vertical_x", sbX1);
 	aResourceMgr->setValue("SMESH", "scalar_bar_vertical_width", sbW);
       }
@@ -3624,8 +3624,8 @@ void SMESHGUI::preferencesChanged( const QString& sect, const QString& name )
       sbW = aResourceMgr->doubleValue("SMESH", "scalar_bar_horizontal_width", sbW);
       if(sbX1+sbW > aTol){
 	aWarning = "Origin and Size Horizontal: X+Width > 1\n";
-	sbX1=0.01;
-	sbW=0.05;
+	sbX1=0.1;
+	sbW=0.08;
 	aResourceMgr->setValue("SMESH", "scalar_bar_horizontal_x", sbX1);
 	aResourceMgr->setValue("SMESH", "scalar_bar_horizontal_width", sbW);
       }
@@ -3636,7 +3636,7 @@ void SMESHGUI::preferencesChanged( const QString& sect, const QString& name )
       if(sbY1+sbH > aTol){
 	aWarning = "Origin and Size Horizontal: Y+Height > 1\n";
 	sbY1=0.01;
-	sbH=0.05;
+	sbH=0.08;
 	aResourceMgr->setValue("SMESH", "scalar_bar_horizontal_y", sbY1);
 	aResourceMgr->setValue("SMESH", "scalar_bar_horizontal_height",sbH);
       }