diff --git a/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/KeyNavigableListView.qml b/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/KeyNavigableListView.qml
index 950819628eaf7ba712b1cba0cc365dc3bf919979..9c808f25956d201faf5b6279797afe8eb6d2ee63 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/KeyNavigableListView.qml
+++ b/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/KeyNavigableListView.qml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ NavigableFocusScope {
 
         clip: true
         ScrollBar.vertical: ScrollBar { id: scroll_id }
-        ScrollBar.horizontal: ScrollBar { }
+        ScrollBar.horizontal: ScrollBar { visible: view.contentWidth > view.width }
 
         highlightMoveDuration: 300 //ms
         highlightMoveVelocity: 1000 //px/s