To reproduce: - Set the anchor property of RadTextBox or RadDropDownList as follows: this.radTextBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right))); Workaround; Set the Autosize property to false: this.radTextBox1.AutoSize = false;