diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
index 9309e43662..7fae4bf360 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
@@ -183,8 +183,7 @@ void game_list_frame::LoadSettings()
 	if (!m_gameList->horizontalHeader()->restoreState(state) && m_gameList->rowCount())
 	{
 		// If no settings exist, resize to contents.
-		m_gameList->verticalHeader()->resizeSections(QHeaderView::ResizeMode::ResizeToContents);
-		m_gameList->horizontalHeader()->resizeSections(QHeaderView::ResizeMode::ResizeToContents);
+		ResizeColumnsToContents();
 	}
 
 	for (int col = 0; col < m_columnActs.count(); ++col)
@@ -226,6 +225,29 @@ void game_list_frame::FixNarrowColumns()
 	}
 }
 
+void game_list_frame::ResizeColumnsToContents(int spacing)
+{
+	if (!m_gameList)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	m_gameList->verticalHeader()->resizeSections(QHeaderView::ResizeMode::ResizeToContents);
+	m_gameList->horizontalHeader()->resizeSections(QHeaderView::ResizeMode::ResizeToContents);
+
+	// Make non-icon columns slighty bigger for better visuals
+	for (int i = 1; i < m_gameList->columnCount(); i++)
+	{
+		if (m_gameList->isColumnHidden(i))
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		int size = m_gameList->horizontalHeader()->sectionSize(i) + spacing;
+		m_gameList->horizontalHeader()->resizeSection(i, size);
+	}
+}
+
 void game_list_frame::OnColClicked(int col)
 {
 	if (col == 0) return; // Don't "sort" icons.
@@ -418,10 +440,17 @@ void game_list_frame::Refresh(const bool fromDrive, const bool scrollAfter)
 	if (m_isListLayout)
 	{
 		int scroll_position = m_gameList->verticalScrollBar()->value();
+		int rows = m_gameList->rowCount();
 		int row = PopulateGameList();
 		m_gameList->selectRow(row);
 		SortGameList();
 
+		// Resize columns if the game list was empty before
+		if (!rows)
+		{
+			ResizeColumnsToContents();
+		}
+
 		if (scrollAfter)
 		{
 			m_gameList->scrollTo(m_gameList->currentIndex(), QAbstractItemView::PositionAtCenter);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.h
index cfd9d198e1..fa4dedf94c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.h
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ public:
 	/** Fix columns with width smaller than the minimal section size */
 	void FixNarrowColumns();
 
+	/** Resizes the columns to their contents and adds a small spacing */
+	void ResizeColumnsToContents(int spacing = 20);
+
 	/** Refresh the gamelist with/without loading game data from files. Public so that main frame can refresh after vfs or install */
 	void Refresh(const bool fromDrive = false, const bool scrollAfter = true);