diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/scalefigure/RocketPanel.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/scalefigure/RocketPanel.java
index 0aa277a69..652a2a9b5 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/scalefigure/RocketPanel.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/scalefigure/RocketPanel.java
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ public class RocketPanel extends JPanel implements TreeSelectionListener, Change
 			public void stateChanged(EventObject e) {
 				updateExtras();
 				updateFigures();
+				scrollPane.componentResized(null);	// Triggers a resize so that when the rocket becomes smaller, the scrollPane updates its size
 			}
 		});