diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 2b9aa834ea..0df6b85104 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
    The license applies to all entries newer than 2009-04-28.
 */
 
+2010-08-04 08:06 UTC-0800 Pritpal Bedi (bedipritpal@hotmail.com)
+  * contrib/hbide/idedocks.prg
+    ! Visual change: MDI area shows up scrollbars only when needed.
+
 2010-08-04 08:01 UTC-0800 Pritpal Bedi (bedipritpal@hotmail.com)
   * contrib/hbide/idedocks.prg
     % Fixed: a nasty bug which surfaces at some new installation.
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbide/idedocks.prg b/harbour/contrib/hbide/idedocks.prg
index fc00b7c4c5..eed5f3e064 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbide/idedocks.prg
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbide/idedocks.prg
@@ -1141,7 +1141,8 @@ METHOD IdeDocks:buildStackedWidget()
       ::oStackedWidget:oWidget:setTabShape( QTabWidget_Triangular )
       ::oStackedWidget:oWidget:setOption( QMdiArea_DontMaximizeSubWindowOnActivation, .t. )
       ::oStackedWidget:oWidget:setVerticalScrollBarPolicy( Qt_ScrollBarAlwaysOn )
-      ::oStackedWidget:oWidget:setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy( Qt_ScrollBarAlwaysOn )
+      //::oStackedWidget:oWidget:setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy( Qt_ScrollBarAlwaysOn )
+      ::oStackedWidget:oWidget:setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy( Qt_ScrollBarAsNeeded )
       ::oStackedWidget:oWidget:setActivationOrder( QMdiArea_CreationOrder )
 
       ::oDa:addChild( ::oStackedWidget )