diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/script/GhidraScriptComponentProvider.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/script/GhidraScriptComponentProvider.java
index b47ad3ab4c..9e98940341 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/script/GhidraScriptComponentProvider.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/script/GhidraScriptComponentProvider.java
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -216,20 +216,7 @@ public class GhidraScriptComponentProvider extends ComponentProviderAdapter {
 
 		scriptTable.setAccessibleNamePrefix("Scripts");
 
-		TableColumnModel columnModel = scriptTable.getColumnModel();
-		// Set default column sizes
-		for (int i = 0; i < columnModel.getColumnCount(); i++) {
-			TableColumn column = columnModel.getColumn(i);
-			String name = (String) column.getHeaderValue();
-			switch (name) {
-				case GhidraScriptTableModel.SCRIPT_ACTION_COLUMN_NAME:
-					initializeUnresizableColumn(column, 50);
-					break;
-				case GhidraScriptTableModel.SCRIPT_STATUS_COLUMN_NAME:
-					initializeUnresizableColumn(column, 50);
-					break;
-			}
-		}
+		updateColumnSizes();
 
 		JScrollPane scriptTableScroll = new JScrollPane(scriptTable);
 		buildFilter();
@@ -255,6 +242,48 @@ public class GhidraScriptComponentProvider extends ComponentProviderAdapter {
 		component.add(dataDescriptionSplit, BorderLayout.CENTER);
 	}
 
+	private void updateColumnSizes() {
+
+		// 
+		// Table column resize behavior is tough to control.  When setting the column size here, we
+		// use the max width to keep the columns from being resizable.  The effect of this is that
+		// the table will layout the columns by giving all extra space to the resizable columns.  
+		// Any columns not marked resizable will be the exact requested size.  This allows us to 
+		// force small columns to take up the minimum amount of space.  The downside of locking the
+		// columns is that users cannot change the size.  So, we will set the size for the initial 
+		// layout to get the size we desire, and then we will set the size again to make the columns
+		// resizable after the layout has taken place. 
+		// 
+		forceSmallColumns(true);
+
+		// call again after the sizes have been updated from the previous call
+		forceSmallColumns(false);
+	}
+
+	private void forceSmallColumns(boolean lock) {
+		int width = 50;
+		TableColumnModel columnModel = scriptTable.getColumnModel();
+		for (int i = 0; i < columnModel.getColumnCount(); i++) {
+			TableColumn column = columnModel.getColumn(i);
+			String name = (String) column.getHeaderValue();
+			switch (name) {
+
+				case GhidraScriptTableModel.SCRIPT_ACTION_COLUMN_NAME:
+					setColumnWidth(column, width, !lock);
+					break;
+				case GhidraScriptTableModel.SCRIPT_STATUS_COLUMN_NAME:
+					setColumnWidth(column, width, !lock);
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void setColumnWidth(TableColumn column, int width, boolean resizable) {
+		column.setPreferredWidth(width);
+		column.setMinWidth(width);
+		column.setMaxWidth(resizable ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : width);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Restore state for bundles, user actions, and filter.
 	 *
@@ -968,13 +997,6 @@ public class GhidraScriptComponentProvider extends ComponentProviderAdapter {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	private void initializeUnresizableColumn(TableColumn column, int width) {
-		column.setPreferredWidth(width);
-		column.setMinWidth(width);
-		column.setMaxWidth(width);
-		column.setResizable(false);
-	}
-
 	private void updateTitle() {
 		StringBuilder buffy = new StringBuilder();
 		int currentRowCount = tableFilterPanel.getRowCount();