diff --git a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/layouts/sliders.cpp b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/layouts/sliders.cpp
index 59edcf449..8244bc207 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/layouts/sliders.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/layouts/sliders.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "opentx.h"
 
 enum slider_type {
-  SLIDER_VERT,
   SLIDER_HORIZ,
   SLIDER_6POS,
 };
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@ static void slider_self_size(lv_event_t* e)
   lv_point_t* s = (lv_point_t*)lv_event_get_param(e);
   slider_type t = (slider_type)(intptr_t)lv_event_get_user_data(e);
   switch(t) {
-  case SLIDER_VERT:
-    s->y = VERTICAL_SLIDERS_HEIGHT;
-    s->x = TRIM_SQUARE_SIZE;
-    break;
   case SLIDER_HORIZ:
     s->x = HORIZONTAL_SLIDERS_WIDTH;
     s->y = TRIM_SQUARE_SIZE;
@@ -111,11 +106,9 @@ void MainView6POS::paint(BitmapBuffer * dc)
 MainViewVerticalSlider::MainViewVerticalSlider(Window* parent, uint8_t idx) :
     MainViewSlider(parent, rect_t{}, idx)
 {
-  void* user_data = (void*)SLIDER_VERT;
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(lvobj, slider_self_size, LV_EVENT_GET_SELF_SIZE,
-                      user_data);
-
-  setHeight(VERTICAL_SLIDERS_HEIGHT);
+  lv_obj_set_style_max_height(lvobj, VERTICAL_SLIDERS_HEIGHT, 0);
+  lv_obj_set_style_min_height(lvobj, VERTICAL_SLIDERS_HEIGHT/2, 0);
+  lv_obj_set_style_flex_grow(lvobj, 1, 0);
   setWidth(TRIM_SQUARE_SIZE);
 }
 
diff --git a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/view_main_decoration.cpp b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/view_main_decoration.cpp
index 80bfc106f..2a6eed9ad 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/view_main_decoration.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/view_main_decoration.cpp
@@ -144,17 +144,23 @@ void ViewMainDecoration::createSliders(Window* ml, Window* mr, Window* bl, Windo
 #endif
 
 #if NUM_SLIDERS > 0
-  sl = new MainViewVerticalSlider(ml, CALIBRATED_SLIDER_REAR_LEFT);
-  sl->updateSize(); // only pos...
-  sliders[SLIDERS_REAR_LEFT] = sl;
+  // create containers for the sliders, so that they are at the borders of the display
+  // on top of each other, when there are two sliders to display per side
+  auto leftPots = create_layout_box(ml, LV_ALIGN_LEFT_MID, LV_FLEX_FLOW_COLUMN);
+  leftPots->setHeight(VERTICAL_SLIDERS_HEIGHT);
 
-  sl = new MainViewVerticalSlider(mr, CALIBRATED_SLIDER_REAR_RIGHT);
-  sl->updateSize(); // only pos...
-  sliders[SLIDERS_REAR_RIGHT] = sl;
+  auto rightPots = create_layout_box(mr, LV_ALIGN_RIGHT_MID, LV_FLEX_FLOW_COLUMN);
+  rightPots->setHeight(VERTICAL_SLIDERS_HEIGHT);
+
+  auto vertSlLeft1 = new MainViewVerticalSlider(leftPots, CALIBRATED_SLIDER_REAR_LEFT);
+  sliders[SLIDERS_REAR_LEFT] = vertSlLeft1;
+
+  auto vertSlRight1 = new MainViewVerticalSlider(rightPots, CALIBRATED_SLIDER_REAR_RIGHT);
+  sliders[SLIDERS_REAR_RIGHT] = vertSlRight1;
 
 #if defined(HARDWARE_EXT1) || defined(PCBX12S)
   if (IS_POT_SLIDER_AVAILABLE(EXT1)) {
-    sl = new MainViewVerticalSlider(ml, CALIBRATED_POT_EXT1);
+    sl = new MainViewVerticalSlider(leftPots, CALIBRATED_POT_EXT1);
     sl->updateSize();
     sliders[SLIDERS_EXT1] = sl;
   }
@@ -162,11 +168,13 @@ void ViewMainDecoration::createSliders(Window* ml, Window* mr, Window* bl, Windo
 
 #if defined(HARDWARE_EXT2) || defined(PCBX12S)
   if (IS_POT_SLIDER_AVAILABLE(EXT2)) {
-    sl = new MainViewVerticalSlider(mr, CALIBRATED_POT_EXT2);
+    sl = new MainViewVerticalSlider(rightPots, CALIBRATED_POT_EXT2);
     sl->updateSize();
     sliders[SLIDERS_EXT2] = sl;
   }
 #endif
+  vertSlLeft1->updateSize();
+  vertSlRight1->updateSize();
 #endif // NUM_SLIDERS > 0
 }