diff --git a/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog-9x.ui b/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog-9x.ui
index 9ec0c01a9..f650d2fad 100644
--- a/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog-9x.ui
+++ b/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog-9x.ui
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ QPushButton:checked {
       </size>
      </property>
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>2</number>
+      <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="simu">
       <attribute name="title">
@@ -1457,17 +1457,11 @@ QPushButton:checked {
       <attribute name="title">
        <string>Gvars</string>
       </attribute>
-      <widget class="QWidget" name="gridLayoutWidget">
-       <property name="geometry">
-        <rect>
-         <x>10</x>
-         <y>10</y>
-         <width>711</width>
-         <height>211</height>
-        </rect>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gvarsLayout"/>
-      </widget>
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+       <item row="0" column="0">
+        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gvarsLayout"/>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
      </widget>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog-taranis.ui b/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog-taranis.ui
index 4ede426e7..1f6050543 100644
--- a/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog-taranis.ui
+++ b/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog-taranis.ui
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
       </size>
      </property>
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>2</number>
+      <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="simu">
       <attribute name="title">
@@ -257,17 +257,11 @@
       <attribute name="title">
        <string>Gvars</string>
       </attribute>
-      <widget class="QWidget" name="gridLayoutWidget">
-       <property name="geometry">
-        <rect>
-         <x>10</x>
-         <y>10</y>
-         <width>691</width>
-         <height>231</height>
-        </rect>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gvarsLayout"/>
-      </widget>
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+       <item row="0" column="0">
+        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gvarsLayout"/>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
      </widget>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog.cpp b/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog.cpp
index 70ca8dc7e..97d8fa264 100644
--- a/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/simulation/simulatordialog.cpp
@@ -523,14 +523,24 @@ void SimulatorDialog::initUi(T * ui)
     for (int fm=0; fm<fmodes; fm++) {
       QLabel * label = new QLabel(tabWidget);
       label->setText(QString("FM%1").arg(fm));
+      label->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
       ui->gvarsLayout->addWidget(label, 0, fm+1);
     }
     for (int i=0; i<gvars; i++) {
       QLabel * label = new QLabel(tabWidget);
       label->setText(QString("GV%1").arg(i+1));
+      label->setAutoFillBackground(true);
+      if ((i % 2) ==0 ) {
+        label->setStyleSheet("QLabel { background-color: rgb(220, 220, 220) }");
+      }      
       ui->gvarsLayout->addWidget(label, i+1, 0);
       for (int fm=0; fm<fmodes; fm++) {
         QLabel * value = new QLabel(tabWidget);
+        value->setAutoFillBackground(true);
+        value->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter);
+        if ((i % 2) ==0 ) {
+          value->setStyleSheet("QLabel { background-color: rgb(220, 220, 220) }");
+        }
         gvarValues << value;
         ui->gvarsLayout->addWidget(value, i+1, fm+1);
       }