diff --git a/src/Libraries/CoreNodeModelsWpf/NodeViewCustomizations/DefineData.cs b/src/Libraries/CoreNodeModelsWpf/NodeViewCustomizations/DefineData.cs
index 5cf75287257..101a28e6d9b 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/CoreNodeModelsWpf/NodeViewCustomizations/DefineData.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/CoreNodeModelsWpf/NodeViewCustomizations/DefineData.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public void CustomizeView(DefineData model, NodeView nodeView)
                 VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top,
                 VerticalContentAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
                 HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left,
-                MinWidth = model.IsAutoMode ? 220 :  240, // initial value only, will change on enabled/disabled (crops the combobox arrow otherwise)
+                MinWidth = 200,
                 Height = 30,
                 FontSize = 12,
                 Background = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(42, 42, 42)),
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ public void CustomizeView(DefineData model, NodeView nodeView)
             };
             selectedItemDisplay.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, selectedItemBinding);
 
+            var widthBinding = new Binding("IsEnabled")
+            {
+                Source = selectedItemDisplay,
+                Converter = new BooleanToWidthConverter()
+            };
+            selectedItemDisplay.SetBinding(TextBox.WidthProperty, widthBinding);
 
             // Move the ComboBox to the placeholder
             var placeholderText = formControl.FindName("TextPlaceholder") as TextBox;
@@ -172,8 +178,6 @@ public void CustomizeView(DefineData model, NodeView nodeView)
                 Panel.SetZIndex(selectedItemDisplay, 2);
                 Panel.SetZIndex(dropdown, 1);
             }
-
-            selectedItemDisplay.IsEnabledChanged += selectedItemDisplay_IsEnabledChanged;
         }
 
         public new void Dispose()
@@ -309,5 +313,19 @@ public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, Cultu
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
         }
+
+        public class BooleanToWidthConverter : IValueConverter
+        {
+            public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
+            {
+                bool isEnabled = (bool)value;
+                return isEnabled ? 200 : 220;
+            }
+
+            public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/VisualizationTests/CustomNodeTests.cs b/test/VisualizationTests/CustomNodeTests.cs
index e0a0d387d18..1c665dd0c13 100644
--- a/test/VisualizationTests/CustomNodeTests.cs
+++ b/test/VisualizationTests/CustomNodeTests.cs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public void TestDefineDataCorrectInheritanceDisplayedInAutoMode()
 
             Assert.IsTrue(errorListNode.IsAutoMode);
             Assert.IsFalse(errorListNode.IsList);
-            Assert.AreEqual(errorListNode.DisplayValue, "Select Types", "The node displays a type value, but it should not.");
+            Assert.AreEqual(errorListNode.DisplayValue, string.Empty, "The node displays a type value, but it should not.");
         }
     }
 }