diff --git a/module/project/ui/create.html.php b/module/project/ui/create.html.php
index a745555df7..317177dd3a 100644
--- a/module/project/ui/create.html.php
+++ b/module/project/ui/create.html.php
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ $currency   = $parentProgram ? $parentProgram->budgetUnit : $config->project->de
 $labelClass = $config->project->labelClass[$model];
 formPanel
 (
+    set::labelWidth('100px'),
     to::heading(div
     (
         setClass('panel-title text-lg'),
diff --git a/module/story/ui/create.html.php b/module/story/ui/create.html.php
index 995401b6ba..82708ce0a2 100644
--- a/module/story/ui/create.html.php
+++ b/module/story/ui/create.html.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jsVar('branchCount', isset($fields['branches']['options']) ? count($fields['bran
 formPanel
 (
     setID('dataform'),
+    set::labelWidth('100px'),
     set::ajax(array('beforeSubmit' => jsRaw('clickSubmit'))),
     to::heading(div
     (