diff --git a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/prefs_scripterbase.ui b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/prefs_scripterbase.ui
index 7c35b7505c0cba228e9d55271bb4a2b6d80ce27e..3add1f14792e2189ba1ca64e4289485d1885a6f7 100644
--- a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/prefs_scripterbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/prefs_scripterbase.ui
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+     </property>
      <property name="widgetResizable">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -50,6 +56,15 @@
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="extensionsTitleLabel">
          <property name="font">
diff --git a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin_py2x/prefs_scripterbase.ui b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin_py2x/prefs_scripterbase.ui
index 7c35b7505c0cba228e9d55271bb4a2b6d80ce27e..3add1f14792e2189ba1ca64e4289485d1885a6f7 100644
--- a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin_py2x/prefs_scripterbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin_py2x/prefs_scripterbase.ui
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+     </property>
      <property name="widgetResizable">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -50,6 +56,15 @@
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="extensionsTitleLabel">
          <property name="font">
diff --git a/scribus/ui/prefs_imagecachebase.ui b/scribus/ui/prefs_imagecachebase.ui
index cad677ec6355c23f424ea1f3e8f37ddd701eccdc..69bab9bdd238775799fe6cd7e8c1b6ad142fcc16 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/prefs_imagecachebase.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/prefs_imagecachebase.ui
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+     </property>
      <property name="widgetResizable">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -50,6 +56,15 @@
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="enableImageCacheCheckBox">
          <property name="text">
diff --git a/scribus/ui/prefs_keyboardshortcutsbase.ui b/scribus/ui/prefs_keyboardshortcutsbase.ui
index 0d7db6bd5d76664f5f2fdd897ceaf2df4e9e82da..f0bd8b6d8233121399702c39ab2b5147eecd9be5 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/prefs_keyboardshortcutsbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/prefs_keyboardshortcutsbase.ui
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+     </property>
      <property name="widgetResizable">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -50,6 +56,18 @@
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="bottomMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
          <item>
diff --git a/scribus/ui/prefs_miscellaneousbase.ui b/scribus/ui/prefs_miscellaneousbase.ui
index bb863e9a1c2c2c4965c1b2d3c963f1564c674923..c2e0702e90da4e4db0d99177394a347cde687d5d 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/prefs_miscellaneousbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/prefs_miscellaneousbase.ui
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+     </property>
      <property name="widgetResizable">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -50,6 +56,15 @@
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="confirmFontReplacementsCheckBox">
          <property name="text">
diff --git a/scribus/ui/prefs_pathsbase.ui b/scribus/ui/prefs_pathsbase.ui
index 34d766e53f261de296d157229185440959ef7d6a..31ad79b73b2f0eae13dc133a9e55abe8746904b7 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/prefs_pathsbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/prefs_pathsbase.ui
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+     </property>
      <property name="widgetResizable">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -50,6 +56,18 @@
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="bottomMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
          <item row="0" column="0">
diff --git a/scribus/ui/prefs_scrapbookbase.ui b/scribus/ui/prefs_scrapbookbase.ui
index 968f9f828a36af7dc5b393e956c27af4d1999fa8..dfda58729cf68e67b2653697cb29fd1fab4c625b 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/prefs_scrapbookbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/prefs_scrapbookbase.ui
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+     </property>
      <property name="widgetResizable">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -50,6 +56,18 @@
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="bottomMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="autoSendCopiedToScrapCheckBox">
          <property name="text">
diff --git a/scribus/ui/prefs_tableofcontentsbase.ui b/scribus/ui/prefs_tableofcontentsbase.ui
index 8802cab6544444c699ec97abb0fccddc932573bc..dd59575b207e26cd587a1a89d02b70af76cb463f 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/prefs_tableofcontentsbase.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/prefs_tableofcontentsbase.ui
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+     </property>
      <property name="widgetResizable">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -50,6 +56,15 @@
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QListWidget" name="tocListBox"/>
        </item>
