diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index bdd89fa5a3ef..b3e3d0f8ba03 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -3000,6 +3000,8 @@ function indexEditorDialog(url, title, callback_success, callback_failure)
             .dialog({
                 title: title,
                 width: 450,
+                // increase the chance that the footer will be visible:
+                height: 450,
                 open: PMA_verifyColumnsProperties,
                 modal: true,
                 buttons: button_options,