diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
index 4ffc28feb6..85dbcb55a7 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DirectoryView::DirectoryView(GWidget* parent)
     m_file_icon = GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/file16.rgb", { 16, 16 });
     m_symlink_icon = GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/link16.rgb", { 16, 16 });
 
-    m_scrollbar = new GScrollBar(this);
+    m_scrollbar = new GScrollBar(Orientation::Vertical, this);
     m_scrollbar->set_step(4);
     m_scrollbar->set_big_step(30);
     m_scrollbar->on_change = [this] (int) {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DirectoryView::~DirectoryView()
 
 void DirectoryView::resize_event(GResizeEvent& event)
 {
-    m_scrollbar->set_relative_rect(event.size().width() - 16, 0, 16, event.size().height());
+    m_scrollbar->set_relative_rect(event.size().width() - m_scrollbar->preferred_size().width(), 0, m_scrollbar->preferred_size().width(), event.size().height());
 }
 
 void DirectoryView::open(const String& path)
diff --git a/LibGUI/GScrollBar.cpp b/LibGUI/GScrollBar.cpp
index c8dd63e3ad..d508805b83 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GScrollBar.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GScrollBar.cpp
@@ -4,41 +4,46 @@
 #include <SharedGraphics/Painter.h>
 
 static const char* s_up_arrow_bitmap_data = {
-    "          "
-    "          "
-    "    ##    "
-    "   ####   "
-    "  ######  "
-    " ######## "
-    "    ##    "
-    "    ##    "
-    "    ##    "
-    "          "
+    "         "
+    "    #    "
+    "   ###   "
+    "  #####  "
+    " ####### "
+    "   ###   "
+    "   ###   "
+    "   ###   "
+    "         "
 };
 
 static const char* s_down_arrow_bitmap_data = {
-    "          "
-    "    ##    "
-    "    ##    "
-    "    ##    "
-    " ######## "
-    "  ######  "
-    "   ####   "
-    "    ##    "
-    "          "
-    "          "
+    "         "
+    "   ###   "
+    "   ###   "
+    "   ###   "
+    " ####### "
+    "  #####  "
+    "   ###   "
+    "    #    "
+    "         "
 };
 
 static CharacterBitmap* s_up_arrow_bitmap;
 static CharacterBitmap* s_down_arrow_bitmap;
 
-GScrollBar::GScrollBar(GWidget* parent)
+GScrollBar::GScrollBar(Orientation orientation, GWidget* parent)
     : GWidget(parent)
+    , m_orientation(orientation)
 {
     if (!s_up_arrow_bitmap)
-        s_up_arrow_bitmap = CharacterBitmap::create_from_ascii(s_up_arrow_bitmap_data, 10, 10).leak_ref();
+        s_up_arrow_bitmap = CharacterBitmap::create_from_ascii(s_up_arrow_bitmap_data, 9, 9).leak_ref();
     if (!s_down_arrow_bitmap)
-        s_down_arrow_bitmap = CharacterBitmap::create_from_ascii(s_down_arrow_bitmap_data, 10, 10).leak_ref();
+        s_down_arrow_bitmap = CharacterBitmap::create_from_ascii(s_down_arrow_bitmap_data, 9, 9).leak_ref();
+
+    if (m_orientation == Orientation::Vertical) {
+        set_preferred_size({ 15, 0 });
+    } else {
+        set_preferred_size({ 0, 15 });
+    }
 }
 
 GScrollBar::~GScrollBar()
diff --git a/LibGUI/GScrollBar.h b/LibGUI/GScrollBar.h
index 98abc1a1cf..af98b161e9 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GScrollBar.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GScrollBar.h
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 
 class GScrollBar final : public GWidget {
 public:
-    explicit GScrollBar(GWidget* parent);
+    explicit GScrollBar(Orientation, GWidget* parent);
     virtual ~GScrollBar() override;
 
+    Orientation orientation() const { return m_orientation; }
+
     int value() const { return m_value; }
     int min() const { return m_min; }
     int max() const { return m_max; }
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ private:
     virtual void mousemove_event(GMouseEvent&) override;
     virtual const char* class_name() const override { return "GScrollBar"; }
 
-    int button_size() const { return 16; }
+    int button_size() const { return orientation() == Orientation::Vertical ? width() : height(); }
     Rect up_button_rect() const;
     Rect down_button_rect() const;
     Rect upper_gutter_rect() const;
@@ -46,4 +48,6 @@ private:
     bool m_scrubbing { false };
     int m_scrub_start_value { 0 };
     Point m_scrub_origin;
+
+    Orientation m_orientation { Orientation::Vertical };
 };