To reproduce: Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Me.ProductsTableAdapter.Fill(Me.NwindDataSet.Products) Me.CategoriesTableAdapter.Fill(Me.NwindDataSet.Categories) RadGridView1.AutoGenerateHierarchy = True RadGridView1.DataSource = Me.NwindDataSet RadGridView1.DataMember = "Categories" Me.RadGridView1.MasterTemplate.AutoSizeColumnsMode = Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridViewAutoSizeColumnsMode.Fill Me.RadGridView1.MasterTemplate.Templates(0).AutoSizeColumnsMode = Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridViewAutoSizeColumnsMode.Fill Me.RadGridView1.UseScrollbarsInHierarchy = True End Sub Private Sub RadGridView1_ViewCellFormatting(sender As Object, e As CellFormattingEventArgs) Handles RadGridView1.ViewCellFormatting If e.Row.HierarchyLevel > 0 Then e.CellElement.TableElement.RowHeaderColumnWidth = 100 End If End Sub