diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/grid/AbstractBrowserGrid.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/grid/AbstractBrowserGrid.java
index 28d941b941223f96867be2d4f9af09a7cd3d6840..f047ed80c1d2818ccd3805082502bffa694609ef 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/grid/AbstractBrowserGrid.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/grid/AbstractBrowserGrid.java
@@ -254,39 +254,56 @@ public abstract class AbstractBrowserGrid<T/* Entity */, M extends BaseEntityMod
 
         this.contentPanel = createEmptyContentPanel();
         bottomToolbars = createBottomToolbars(contentPanel, pagingToolbar);
+        configureBottomToolbarSyncSize();
         contentPanel.add(grid);
         contentPanel.setBottomComponent(bottomToolbars);
         contentPanel.setHeaderVisible(false);
+        columnListener = new ColumnListener<T, M>(grid);
+        registerLinkClickListenerFor(Dict.CODE, new ICellListener<T>()
+            {
+                public void handle(T rowItem, boolean keyPressed)
+                {
+                    showEntityViewer(rowItem, false, keyPressed);
+                }
+            });
+        setLayout(new FitLayout());
+        add(contentPanel);
+
+        addRefreshDisplaySettingsListener();
+        configureLoggingBetweenEvents(logID);
+    }
+
+    private void configureBottomToolbarSyncSize()
+    {
+        // fixes problems with:
+        // - no 'overflow' button when some buttons don't fit into pagingToolbar
         pagingLoader.addListener(Loader.Load, new Listener<BaseEvent>()
             {
                 public void handleEvent(BaseEvent be)
                 {
-                    // fixes for problems of:
-                    // - no 'overflow' button when some buttons don't fit into pagingToolbar
                     pagingToolbar.syncSize();
                 }
             });
+        // - hidden paging toolbar
         pagingToolbar.addListener(Events.AfterLayout, new Listener<BaseEvent>()
             {
                 public void handleEvent(BaseEvent be)
                 {
-                    // fixes for problems of:
-                    // - hidden paging toolbar
                     contentPanel.syncSize();
                 }
             });
-        columnListener = new ColumnListener<T, M>(grid);
-        registerLinkClickListenerFor(Dict.CODE, new ICellListener<T>()
+        // - bottom toolbar is not resized when new filter row appears
+        filterToolbar.addListener(Events.AfterLayout, new Listener<BaseEvent>()
             {
-                public void handle(T rowItem, boolean keyPressed)
+                public void handleEvent(BaseEvent be)
                 {
-                    showEntityViewer(rowItem, false, keyPressed);
+                    contentPanel.syncSize();
                 }
             });
-        setLayout(new FitLayout());
-        add(contentPanel);
+    }
 
-        addRefreshDisplaySettingsListener();
+    private void configureLoggingBetweenEvents(int logID)
+    {
         if (viewContext.isLoggingEnabled())
         {
             ComponentEventLogger logger = new ComponentEventLogger(viewContext, getId());
@@ -1573,6 +1590,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBrowserGrid<T/* Entity */, M extends BaseEntityMod
         // if user quickly changes tab / hides section before it is layouted. On the other hand
         // it is slower than adding it after requesting server for data.
         bottomToolbars.add(pagingToolbar, new RowData(1, -1));
+        // filter toolbar is added on request
         return bottomToolbars;
     }
 
@@ -1607,6 +1625,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBrowserGrid<T/* Entity */, M extends BaseEntityMod
         grid.setLoadMask(true);
         grid.getSelectionModel().setSelectionMode(SelectionMode.SINGLE);
         grid.setView(new ExtendedGridView());
+        grid.setStripeRows(true);
         return grid;
     }
 
@@ -1757,4 +1776,5 @@ public abstract class AbstractBrowserGrid<T/* Entity */, M extends BaseEntityMod
                     .getTotalCount()).show();
         }
     }
+
 }