diff --git a/src/Indicator/Widgets/IndicatorWidgetBandwidth.vala b/src/Indicator/Widgets/IndicatorWidgetBandwidth.vala
index e58b3a2f..ca7ea7d2 100644
--- a/src/Indicator/Widgets/IndicatorWidgetBandwidth.vala
+++ b/src/Indicator/Widgets/IndicatorWidgetBandwidth.vala
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ public class Monitor.IndicatorWidgetBandwidth : Monitor.IndicatorWidget {
         base (icon_name);
     }
 
+    construct {
+        label.width_chars = 8;
+    }
+
     public override void update_label (Value value) {
         uint64 bandwidth = value.get_uint64 ();
 
diff --git a/src/Indicator/Widgets/IndicatorWidgetFrequency.vala b/src/Indicator/Widgets/IndicatorWidgetFrequency.vala
index a9b91f13..2be473e5 100644
--- a/src/Indicator/Widgets/IndicatorWidgetFrequency.vala
+++ b/src/Indicator/Widgets/IndicatorWidgetFrequency.vala
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ public class Monitor.IndicatorWidgetFrequency : Monitor.IndicatorWidget {
         base (icon_name);
     }
 
+    construct {
+        label.width_chars = 8;
+    }
+
     public override void update_label (Value value) {
         double frequency = value.get_double ();