diff --git a/subiquity/ui/views/keyboard.py b/subiquity/ui/views/keyboard.py
index 8f9aed99..65a731e6 100644
--- a/subiquity/ui/views/keyboard.py
+++ b/subiquity/ui/views/keyboard.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ import logging
 
 from urwid import (
     connect_signal,
-    BoxAdapter,
     LineBox,
     Padding as UrwidPadding,
+    SolidFill,
     Text,
     WidgetWrap,
     )
@@ -313,22 +313,22 @@ class ToggleQuestion(WidgetWrap):
             ListBox([
                 Text(_(toggle_text)),
                 ]),
-            ('pack', Text("")),
+            (1, SolidFill(" ")),
             ('pack', Padding.center_79(Columns([
                 ('pack', Text(_("Shortcut: "))),
                 Color.string_input(selector),
                 ]))),
-            ('pack', Text("")),
+            (1, SolidFill(" ")),
             ('pack', button_pile([
                 ok_btn(label=_("OK"), on_press=self.ok),
                 cancel_btn(label=_("Cancel"), on_press=self.cancel),
                 ])),
             ])
+        pile.focus_position = 4
         super().__init__(
             LineBox(
                 UrwidPadding(
-                    # Don't like having a fixed height box adapter here but urwid has beaten me for now.
-                    BoxAdapter(pile, height=10),
+                    pile,
                     left=1, right=1)))
 
     def ok(self, sender):
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class KeyboardView(BaseView):
             variant = self.form.variant.widget.value
         new_layout, new_variant = self.model.adjust_layout(layout, variant)
         if (new_layout, new_variant) != (layout, variant):
-            self.show_overlay(ToggleQuestion(self, layout, variant))
+            self.show_overlay(ToggleQuestion(self, layout, variant), height=('relative', 100))
             return
         self.really_done(layout, variant)
 
diff --git a/subiquitycore/view.py b/subiquitycore/view.py
index c8b4f11a..d95c084f 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/view.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/view.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 Contains some default key navigations
 """
 
-from urwid import Columns, Overlay, Pile, Text, WidgetWrap
+from urwid import Columns, Overlay, Pile, SolidFill, Text, WidgetWrap
 
 
 class BaseView(WidgetWrap):
@@ -42,14 +42,20 @@ class BaseView(WidgetWrap):
             if isinstance(kw['width'], int):
                 kw['width'] += 2*PADDING
         args.update(kw)
+        if 'height' in kw:
+            f = SolidFill(" ")
+            p = 1
+        else:
+            f = Text("")
+            p = 'pack'
         top = Pile([
-            ('pack', Text("")),
+            (p, f),
             Columns([
-                (PADDING, Text("")),
+                (PADDING, f),
                 overlay_widget,
-                (PADDING, Text(""))
+                (PADDING, f)
                 ]),
-            ('pack', Text("")),
+            (p, f),
             ])
         self._w = Overlay(top_w=top, bottom_w=self._w, **args)