diff --git a/resources/ui/carla_host.ui b/resources/ui/carla_host.ui
index b6d2f1f49..ee7d2fdb1 100644
--- a/resources/ui/carla_host.ui
+++ b/resources/ui/carla_host.ui
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@
      <addaction name="act_plugins_bypass"/>
      <addaction name="separator"/>
      <addaction name="act_plugins_center"/>
+     <addaction name="separator"/>
+     <addaction name="act_plugins_compact"/>
+     <addaction name="act_plugins_expand"/>
     </widget>
     <addaction name="act_plugin_add"/>
     <addaction name="act_plugin_remove_all"/>
@@ -821,6 +824,16 @@
     <string>&amp;Refresh</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="act_plugins_compact">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Compact Slots</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="act_plugins_expand">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Expand Slots</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
diff --git a/source/carla_host.py b/source/carla_host.py
index 3771d6eb2..3248c1440 100644
--- a/source/carla_host.py
+++ b/source/carla_host.py
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.ui.act_plugins_wet100.triggered.connect(self.slot_pluginsWet100)
         self.ui.act_plugins_bypass.triggered.connect(self.slot_pluginsBypass)
         self.ui.act_plugins_center.triggered.connect(self.slot_pluginsCenter)
+        self.ui.act_plugins_compact.triggered.connect(self.slot_pluginsCompact)
+        self.ui.act_plugins_expand.triggered.connect(self.slot_pluginsExpand)
         self.ui.act_plugins_panic.triggered.connect(self.slot_pluginsDisable)
 
         self.ui.act_canvas_show_internal.triggered.connect(self.slot_canvasShowInternal)
@@ -856,6 +858,20 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
             pitem.getWidget().setInternalParameter(PARAMETER_BALANCE_RIGHT, 1.0)
             pitem.getWidget().setInternalParameter(PARAMETER_PANNING, 0.0)
 
+    @pyqtSlot()
+    def slot_pluginsCompact(self):
+        for pitem in self.fPluginList:
+            if pitem is None:
+                break
+            pitem.compact()
+
+    @pyqtSlot()
+    def slot_pluginsExpand(self):
+        for pitem in self.fPluginList:
+            if pitem is None:
+                break
+            pitem.expand()
+
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Plugins (host callbacks)
 
diff --git a/source/widgets/racklistwidget.py b/source/widgets/racklistwidget.py
index 35bd413cc..12cf9a157 100644
--- a/source/widgets/racklistwidget.py
+++ b/source/widgets/racklistwidget.py
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ class RackListItem(QListWidgetItem):
 
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    def compact(self):
+        if self.fOptions['compact']:
+            return
+        self.recreateWidget(True)
+
+    def expand(self):
+        if not self.fOptions['compact']:
+            return
+        self.recreateWidget(True)
+
     def recreateWidget(self, invertCompactOption = False, firstInit = False):
         if invertCompactOption:
             self.fOptions['compact'] = not self.fOptions['compact']