diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css
index 6ec8d5c94827..a03bff116dee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@
     -fx-background-radius: 0em;
 }
 
+
 .scroll-bar:horizontal .thumb,
 .scroll-bar:vertical .thumb {
     -fx-background-color: -jr-scrollbar-thumb;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/bibtexkeypattern/BibtexKeyPatternPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/bibtexkeypattern/BibtexKeyPatternPanel.java
index daf7a4ac105a..607b3376df82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/bibtexkeypattern/BibtexKeyPatternPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/bibtexkeypattern/BibtexKeyPatternPanel.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
 import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ public class BibtexKeyPatternPanel extends Pane {
     protected final TextField defaultPat = new TextField();
     private final HelpAction help;
 
+    private final int COLUMNS = 2;
+
     // one field for each type
     private final Map<String, TextField> textFields = new HashMap<>();
     private final BasePanel panel;
@@ -44,25 +47,12 @@ public class BibtexKeyPatternPanel extends Pane {
     public BibtexKeyPatternPanel(BasePanel panel) {
         this.panel = panel;
         help = new HelpAction(Localization.lang("Help on key patterns"), HelpFile.BIBTEX_KEY_PATTERN);
+        gridPane.setHgap(10);
+        gridPane.setVgap(5);
         buildGUI();
     }
 
     private void buildGUI() {
-        // The header - can be removed
-        Label label = new Label(Localization.lang("Entry type"));
-        gridPane.add(label, 1, 1);
-
-        Label keyPattern = new Label(Localization.lang("Key pattern"));
-        gridPane.add(keyPattern, 3, 1);
-
-        Label defaultPattern = new Label(Localization.lang("Default pattern"));
-        gridPane.add(defaultPattern, 1, 2);
-        gridPane.add(defaultPat, 3, 2);
-
-        Button button = new Button("Default");
-        button.setOnAction(e-> defaultPat.setText((String) Globals.prefs.defaults.get(JabRefPreferences.DEFAULT_BIBTEX_KEY_PATTERN)));
-        gridPane.add(button, 4, 2);
-
         BibDatabaseMode mode;
         // check mode of currently used DB
         if (panel != null) {
@@ -72,8 +62,30 @@ private void buildGUI() {
             mode = Globals.prefs.getDefaultBibDatabaseMode();
         }
 
-        int rowIndex = 3;
-        for (EntryType type : EntryTypes.getAllValues(mode)) {
+        int rowIndex = 1;
+        int columnIndex = 0;
+        // The header - can be removed
+        for (int i = 0; i < COLUMNS; i++) {
+            Label label = new Label(Localization.lang("Entry type"));
+            Label keyPattern = new Label(Localization.lang("Key pattern"));
+            gridPane.add(label, ++columnIndex, rowIndex);
+            gridPane.add(keyPattern, ++columnIndex, rowIndex);
+            ++columnIndex; //3
+        }
+
+        rowIndex++;
+        Label defaultPattern = new Label(Localization.lang("Default pattern"));
+        Button button = new Button("Default");
+        button.setOnAction(e-> defaultPat.setText((String) Globals.prefs.defaults.get(JabRefPreferences.DEFAULT_BIBTEX_KEY_PATTERN)));
+        gridPane.add(defaultPattern, 1, rowIndex);
+        gridPane.add(defaultPat, 2, rowIndex);
+        gridPane.add(button, 3, rowIndex);
+
+        Object[] entryTypes = EntryTypes.getAllValues(mode).toArray();
+
+        columnIndex=1;
+        for(int i=0; i < entryTypes.length; i++){
+            EntryType type = (EntryType) entryTypes[i];
             Label label1 = new Label(type.getName());
 
             TextField textField = new TextField();
@@ -81,15 +93,21 @@ private void buildGUI() {
             Button button1 = new Button("Default");
             button1.setOnAction(e1 -> textField.setText((String) Globals.prefs.defaults.get(JabRefPreferences.DEFAULT_BIBTEX_KEY_PATTERN)));
 
-            gridPane.add(label1, 1, rowIndex);
-            gridPane.add(textField, 3, rowIndex);
-            gridPane.add(button1, 4, rowIndex);
+            gridPane.add(label1, 1 + (columnIndex * 3) , rowIndex);
+            gridPane.add(textField, 2 + (columnIndex * 3), rowIndex);
+            gridPane.add(button1, 3 + (columnIndex * 3), rowIndex);
 
             textFields.put(type.getName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT), textField);
 
-            rowIndex++;
+            if(columnIndex == COLUMNS - 1){
+                columnIndex = 0;
+                rowIndex++;
+            }else
+                columnIndex++;
         }
 
+        rowIndex++;
+
         Button help1 = new Button("?");
         help1.setOnAction(e->new HelpAction(Localization.lang("Help on key patterns"), HelpFile.BIBTEX_KEY_PATTERN).getHelpButton().doClick());
         gridPane.add(help1, 1, rowIndex);
@@ -102,9 +120,10 @@ private void buildGUI() {
             }
             defaultPat.setText((String) Globals.prefs.defaults.get(JabRefPreferences.DEFAULT_BIBTEX_KEY_PATTERN));
         });
-        gridPane.add(btnDefaultAll1, 3, rowIndex);
+        gridPane.add(btnDefaultAll1, 2, rowIndex);
     }
 
+
     /**
      * fill the given LabelPattern by values generated from the text fields
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.css b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.css
index 21717a7709ca..eb70ca7b3156 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.css
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.css
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@
     -fx-padding: 0em 1em 0em 3em;
 }
 
+.preferencePaneContainer .scroll-bar {
+    -fx-background-color: transparent;
+    -fx-opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.preferencePaneContainer:hover .scroll-bar {
+    -fx-opacity: 1;
+}
+
 .sectionHeader {
     -fx-font-size: 1.5em;
     -fx-padding: 1em 0em 1em 0em;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.java
index db3e8e22a23a..0fe12a13eaff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.java
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ public PreferencesDialog(JabRefFrame parent) {
         preferenceTabs.add(new AppearancePrefsTab(dialogService, prefs));
 
         container = new BorderPane();
-        ScrollPane scroll = new ScrollPane(container);
-        getDialogPane().setContent(scroll);
+        getDialogPane().setContent(container);
         construct();
     }