diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
index 8bf24ae34..8e5ab3d87 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
         delay->setRange (0, 10000);
         delay->setToolTip ("Delay in milliseconds");
 
+        Setting *errorHeight = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, "error-height",
+            "Initial height of the error panel");
+        errorHeight->setDefaultValue (100);
+        errorHeight->setRange (100, 10000);
+
         Setting *formatInt = createSetting (Type_LineEdit, "colour-int", "Highlight Colour: Int");
         formatInt->setDefaultValues (QStringList() << "Dark magenta");
         formatInt->setToolTip ("(Default: Green) Use one of the following formats:" + tooltip);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.cpp
index c45e45f56..bd66f2bf6 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void CSVWorld::ScriptSubView::adjustSplitter()
 CSVWorld::ScriptSubView::ScriptSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document)
 : SubView (id), mDocument (document), mColumn (-1), mBottom(0), mButtons (0),
   mCommandDispatcher (document, CSMWorld::UniversalId::getParentType (id.getType())),
-  mErrorHeight (100)
+  mErrorHeight (CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().setting ("script-editor/error-height").toInt())
 {
     std::vector<std::string> selection (1, id.getId());
     mCommandDispatcher.setSelection (selection);