diff --git a/data/io.elementary.code.gschema.xml b/data/io.elementary.code.gschema.xml
index fe8db64eb..eee8b9788 100644
--- a/data/io.elementary.code.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/io.elementary.code.gschema.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
       <summary>Symbol outline visibility</summary>
       <description>Whether or not the symbol outline is visible</description>
     </key>
+    <key name="outline-width" type="i">
+      <default>160</default>
+      <summary>Symbol outline width</summary>
+      <description>Width of the symbol outline sidebar</description>
+    </key>
     <key name="last-opened-path" type="s">
       <default>''</default>
       <summary>Last opened path</summary>
diff --git a/src/Services/Document.vala b/src/Services/Document.vala
index 9a60406ca..07db0501b 100644
--- a/src/Services/Document.vala
+++ b/src/Services/Document.vala
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ namespace Scratch.Services {
         public Gtk.Stack main_stack;
         public Scratch.Widgets.SourceView source_view;
         private Scratch.Services.SymbolOutline? outline = null;
+        private Scratch.Widgets.DocumentView doc_view {
+            get {
+                return ((MainWindow) get_toplevel ()).document_view;
+            }
+        }
+
         public string original_content = "";
         private string last_save_content = "";
         public bool saved = true;
@@ -1150,16 +1156,34 @@ namespace Scratch.Services {
 
                 if (outline != null) {
                     outline_widget_pane.pack2 (outline.get_widget (), false, false);
-                    var position = int.max (outline_widget_pane.get_allocated_width () * 4 / 5, 100);
-                    outline_widget_pane.set_position (position);
-                    outline.parse_symbols ();
+                    Idle.add (() => {
+                        set_outline_width (doc_view.outline_width);
+                        outline_widget_pane.notify["position"].connect (sync_outline_width);
+                        outline.parse_symbols ();
+                        return Source.REMOVE;
+                    });
                 }
             } else if (!show && outline != null) {
+                outline_widget_pane.notify["position"].disconnect (sync_outline_width);
                 outline_widget_pane.get_child2 ().destroy ();
                 outline = null;
             }
         }
 
+        private void sync_outline_width () {
+            var width = outline_widget_pane.get_allocated_width () - outline_widget_pane.position;
+            if (width != doc_view.outline_width) {
+                doc_view.outline_width = width;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void set_outline_width (int width) {
+            if (outline != null) {
+                var aw = outline_widget_pane.get_allocated_width ();
+                outline_widget_pane.position = (aw - width);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void unmounted_cb () {
             warning ("Folder containing the file was unmounted");
             mounted = false;
diff --git a/src/Widgets/DocumentView.vala b/src/Widgets/DocumentView.vala
index 6f29fac35..2077b3f88 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/DocumentView.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/DocumentView.vala
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class Scratch.Widgets.DocumentView : Granite.Widgets.DynamicNotebook {
 
     public bool is_closing = false;
     public bool outline_visible { get; set; default = false; }
+    public int outline_width { get; set; }
 
     private Gtk.CssProvider style_provider;
 
@@ -108,7 +109,12 @@ public class Scratch.Widgets.DocumentView : Granite.Widgets.DynamicNotebook {
         granite_settings.notify["prefers-color-scheme"].connect (update_inline_tab_colors);
 
         notify["outline-visible"].connect (update_outline_visible);
-
+        Scratch.saved_state.bind ("outline-width", this, "outline-width", DEFAULT);
+        this.notify["outline-width"].connect (() => {
+            foreach (var doc in docs) {
+                doc.set_outline_width (outline_width);
+            }
+        });
         // Handle Drag-and-drop of files onto add-tab button to create document
         Gtk.TargetEntry uris = {"text/uri-list", 0, TargetType.URI_LIST};
         Gtk.drag_dest_set (this, Gtk.DestDefaults.ALL, {uris}, Gdk.DragAction.COPY);