diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs
index acdd435eb2..6b421354e8 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 
 		bool paletteOpen = false;
 
-		float2 paletteOpenOrigin = new float2(Game.viewport.Width - 215, 280);
-		float2 paletteClosedOrigin = new float2(Game.viewport.Width - 16, 280);
+		float2 paletteOpenOrigin;
+		float2 paletteClosedOrigin;
 		float2 paletteOrigin;
 
 		int paletteAnimationLength = 7;
@@ -63,11 +63,18 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 			cantBuild = new Animation("clock");
 			cantBuild.PlayFetchIndex("idle", () => 0);
 			clock = new Animation("clock");
-			paletteOrigin = paletteClosedOrigin;
 			VisibleQueues = new List<ProductionQueue>();
 			CurrentQueue = null;
 		}
 
+		public override void Initialize(WidgetArgs args)
+		{
+			paletteOpenOrigin = new float2(Game.viewport.Width - Columns*IconWidth - 23, 280);
+			paletteClosedOrigin = new float2(Game.viewport.Width - 16, 280);
+			paletteOrigin = paletteClosedOrigin;
+			base.Initialize(args);
+		}
+
 		public override Rectangle EventBounds
 		{
 			get { return new Rectangle((int)(paletteOrigin.X) - 24, (int)(paletteOrigin.Y), 215, Math.Max(IconHeight * numActualRows, 40 * tabs.Count + 9)); }
diff --git a/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame.yaml b/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame.yaml
index aa23ebd289..b9d113e351 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame.yaml
@@ -153,13 +153,15 @@ Container@PLAYER_WIDGETS:
 		BuildPalette@INGAME_BUILD_PALETTE:
 			X:WINDOW_RIGHT - 250
 			Y:280
-			Width:238 # TODO: why is this ignored?
+			Width:238
 			Height:500
 			ReadyText: READY
 			HoldText: ON HOLD
 			RequiresText: Requires
 			IconWidth: 60
 			IconHeight: 48
+			Columns: 3
+			Rows: 4
 		Background@DIPLOMACY_BG:
 			Logic:DiplomacyLogic
 			X:(WINDOW_RIGHT - WIDTH)/2