diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerSlider.qml b/plugins/LayerView/LayerSlider.qml
index 518a05557a..1ed672f8e3 100644
--- a/plugins/LayerView/LayerSlider.qml
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerSlider.qml
@@ -185,10 +185,9 @@ Item {
             id: upperHandleLabel
 
             height: sliderRoot.handleSize + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").height
-            // width is calculated automatically from the input field width
-            x: parent.x - width // align with slider handle
-            y: parent.anchors.top - height // align with slider? handle
-            target: Qt.point(sliderRoot.width, parent.y + parent.height / 2)
+            x: parent.x - width - UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
+            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            target: Qt.point(sliderRoot.width, y + height / 2)
             visible: sliderRoot.layersVisible
 
             // custom properties
@@ -265,10 +264,9 @@ Item {
             id: lowerHandleLabel
 
             height: sliderRoot.handleSize + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").height
-            // width is calculated automatically from the input field width
-            x: (parent.x + (parent.width / 2)) - width - 100
-            y: Math.floor(parent.y + height / 2)
-            target: Qt.point(sliderRoot.width, parent.y + parent.height / 2)
+            x: parent.x - width - UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
+            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            target: Qt.point(sliderRoot.width, y + height / 2)
             visible: sliderRoot.layersVisible
 
             // custom properties
diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerSliderLabel.qml b/plugins/LayerView/LayerSliderLabel.qml
index 875ec3ca01..2b469b07eb 100644
--- a/plugins/LayerView/LayerSliderLabel.qml
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerSliderLabel.qml
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ UM.PointingRectangle {
     id: sliderLabelRoot
 
     // custom properties
-    property var target // Qt.point
     property real maximumValue: 100
     property real value: 0
     property var setValue // Function
     property bool busy: false
 
-    target: sliderLabelRoot.target
+    target: Qt.point(parent.width, y + height / 2)
     arrowSize: UM.Theme.getSize("default_arrow").width
     height: parent.height
     width: valueLabel.width + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
@@ -50,7 +49,8 @@ UM.PointingRectangle {
             verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
         }
 
-        width: Math.max(UM.Theme.getSize("line").width * sliderLabelRoot.maximumValue.length + 2 * screenScaleFactor, 20 * screenScaleFactor)
+        // width is based on text field contents, but never smaller than 20pts
+        width: 40 * screenScaleFactor
 
         text: sliderLabelRoot.value + 1 // the current handle value, add 1 because layers is an array
         horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignRight