To reproduce: - Add CommandColumn to the grid - Observe the size of the button in the newrow row Workaround: - Add some padding in the cell formating event void radGridView1_CellFormatting(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.CellFormattingEventArgs e) { GridViewNewRowInfo row = e.Row as GridViewNewRowInfo; GridCommandCellElement cell = e.CellElement as GridCommandCellElement; if (row != null && cell != null) { cell.CommandButton.SetDefaultValueOverride(RadItem.MarginProperty, new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0,0,1,0)); } }