diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findWidget.css b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findWidget.css
index 3865e84c359806d41954a8d2e5b0df6784df34de..f80e0f456cc586de0b797949765f39308f1b22fa 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findWidget.css
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findWidget.css
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
 	display: inline-block;
 	margin: 0 1px 0 3px;
 	padding: 2px 2px 0 2px;
-	min-width: 69px;
 	height: 25px;
 	vertical-align: middle;
 	box-sizing: border-box;
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findWidget.ts
index 11f46a02584557b1f9c57b8053fa83d38f402f6f..74044d8acc53cb7f5ee1cf5e1214af10c989c8ce 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findWidget.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ const NLS_MATCHES_COUNT_LIMIT_TITLE = nls.localize('title.matchesCountLimit', "O
 const NLS_MATCHES_LOCATION = nls.localize('label.matchesLocation', "{0} of {1}");
 const NLS_NO_RESULTS = nls.localize('label.noResults', "No results");
 
+let MAX_MATCHES_COUNT_WIDTH = 69;
+
 export class FindWidget extends Widget implements IOverlayWidget {
 
 	private static ID = 'editor.contrib.findWidget';
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ export class FindWidget extends Widget implements IOverlayWidget {
 	}
 
 	private _updateMatchesCount(): void {
+		this._matchesCount.style.minWidth = MAX_MATCHES_COUNT_WIDTH + 'px';
 		if (this._state.matchesCount >= MATCHES_LIMIT) {
 			this._matchesCount.title = NLS_MATCHES_COUNT_LIMIT_TITLE;
 		} else {
@@ -226,6 +229,8 @@ export class FindWidget extends Widget implements IOverlayWidget {
 			label = NLS_NO_RESULTS;
 		}
 		this._matchesCount.appendChild(document.createTextNode(label));
+
+		MAX_MATCHES_COUNT_WIDTH = Math.max(MAX_MATCHES_COUNT_WIDTH, this._matchesCount.clientWidth);
 	}
 
 	// ----- actions