diff --git a/project/effectfields/combofield.cpp b/project/effectfields/combofield.cpp
index 46576aa7a..2058e9661 100644
--- a/project/effectfields/combofield.cpp
+++ b/project/effectfields/combofield.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "combofield.h"
 
-#include <QComboBox>
+#include "ui/comboboxex.h"
 
 ComboField::ComboField(EffectRow* parent, const QString& id) :
   EffectField(parent, id, EFFECT_FIELD_COMBO)
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ void ComboField::AddItem(const QString &text, const QVariant &data)
 
 QWidget *ComboField::CreateWidget()
 {
-  QComboBox* cb = new QComboBox();
+  ComboBoxEx* cb = new ComboBoxEx();
+
+  cb->setScrollingEnabled(false);
 
   for (int i=0;i<items_.size();i++) {
     cb->addItem(items_.at(i).name);
diff --git a/project/effectfields/effectfield.cpp b/project/effectfields/effectfield.cpp
index b71154022..a3db48cea 100644
--- a/project/effectfields/effectfield.cpp
+++ b/project/effectfields/effectfield.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ EffectField::EffectField(EffectRow* parent, const QString &i, EffectFieldType t)
   QObject(parent),
   type_(t),
   id_(i),
-  enabled_(true)
+  enabled_(true),
+  colspan_(1)
 {
   // EffectField MUST be created with a parent.
   Q_ASSERT(parent != nullptr);
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ int EffectField::GetColumnSpan()
 
 void EffectField::SetColumnSpan(int i)
 {
+  Q_ASSERT(i >= 1);
   colspan_ = i;
 }
 
diff --git a/project/effectfields/fontfield.cpp b/project/effectfields/fontfield.cpp
index a7b14fc0c..b647dd17e 100644
--- a/project/effectfields/fontfield.cpp
+++ b/project/effectfields/fontfield.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #include "fontfield.h"
 
-#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QFontDatabase>
 
+#include "ui/comboboxex.h"
+
 FontField::FontField(EffectRow* parent, const QString &id) :
   EffectField(parent, id, EFFECT_FIELD_FONT)
 {
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ QString FontField::GetFontAt(double timecode)
 
 QWidget *FontField::CreateWidget()
 {
-  QComboBox* fcb = new QComboBox();
+  ComboBoxEx* fcb = new ComboBoxEx();
+
+  fcb->setScrollingEnabled(false);
 
   fcb->addItems(font_list);
 
diff --git a/ui/comboboxex.cpp b/ui/comboboxex.cpp
index 254504eab..3306ffbc1 100644
--- a/ui/comboboxex.cpp
+++ b/ui/comboboxex.cpp
@@ -20,63 +20,23 @@
 
 #include "comboboxex.h"
 
-#include "project/undo.h"
-#include "panels/project.h"
-#include "mainwindow.h"
-
-#include <QUndoCommand>
 #include <QWheelEvent>
 
-
-class ComboBoxExCommand : public QUndoCommand {
-public:
-    ComboBoxExCommand(ComboBoxEx* obj, int old_index, int new_index) :
-        combobox(obj), old_val(old_index), new_val(new_index), done(true), old_project_changed(olive::MainWindow->isWindowModified()) {}
-    void undo() {
-        combobox->setCurrentIndex(old_val);
-        done = false;
-        olive::MainWindow->setWindowModified(old_project_changed);
-    }
-    void redo() {
-        if (!done) {
-            combobox->setCurrentIndex(new_val);
-        }
-        olive::MainWindow->setWindowModified(true);
-    }
-private:
-    ComboBoxEx* combobox;
-    int old_val;
-    int new_val;
-    bool done;
-	bool old_project_changed;
-};
-
-ComboBoxEx::ComboBoxEx(QWidget *parent) : QComboBox(parent), index(0) {
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(index_changed(int)));
+ComboBoxEx::ComboBoxEx(QWidget *parent) :
+  QComboBox(parent)
+{
 }
 
-void ComboBoxEx::setCurrentIndexEx(int i) {
-	index = i;
-	setCurrentIndex(i);
+void ComboBoxEx::setScrollingEnabled(bool b)
+{
+  scrolling_enabled_ = b;
 }
 
-void ComboBoxEx::setCurrentTextEx(const QString &text) {
-	setCurrentText(text);
-	index = currentIndex();
-}
-
-int ComboBoxEx::getPreviousIndex() {
-	return previousIndex;
-}
-
-void ComboBoxEx::index_changed(int i) {
-	if (index != i) {
-		previousIndex = index;
-//		undo_stack.push(new ComboBoxExCommand(this, index, i));
-		index = i;
-	}
-}
-
-void ComboBoxEx::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* e) {
+void ComboBoxEx::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *e)
+{
+  if (scrolling_enabled_) {
+    QComboBox::wheelEvent(e);
+  } else {
     e->ignore();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ui/comboboxex.h b/ui/comboboxex.h
index 5a3d23772..e3b7bb6b3 100644
--- a/ui/comboboxex.h
+++ b/ui/comboboxex.h
@@ -22,21 +22,16 @@
 #define COMBOBOXEX_H
 
 #include <QComboBox>
-#include <QDebug>
 
 class ComboBoxEx : public QComboBox {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
-  ComboBoxEx(QWidget* parent = 0);
-  void setCurrentIndexEx(int i);
-  void setCurrentTextEx(const QString &text);
-  int getPreviousIndex();
-private slots:
-  void index_changed(int);
+  ComboBoxEx(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+  void setScrollingEnabled(bool b);
+protected:
+  virtual void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* e) override;
 private:
-  int index;
-  int previousIndex;
-  void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* e);
+  bool scrolling_enabled_;
 };
 
 #endif // COMBOBOXEX_H
diff --git a/ui/effectui.cpp b/ui/effectui.cpp
index c88e580dc..cc56e7aff 100644
--- a/ui/effectui.cpp
+++ b/ui/effectui.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@ EffectUI::EffectUI(Effect* e) :
 
     layout_->addWidget(row_label, i, 0);
 
+    int column = 1;
     for (int j=0;j<row->FieldCount();j++) {
       EffectField* field = row->Field(j);
 
       QWidget* widget = field->CreateWidget();
 
-      layout_->addWidget(widget, i, j + 1);
+      layout_->addWidget(widget, i, column, 1, field->GetColumnSpan());
+
+      column += field->GetColumnSpan();
     }
 
     // Find maximum column to place keyframe controls