diff --git a/include/theme.h b/include/theme.h
index 8bdeddc1..2ebd187c 100644
--- a/include/theme.h
+++ b/include/theme.h
@@ -293,6 +293,16 @@ void rofi_theme_widget_add_properties ( ThemeWidget *widget, GHashTable *table )
  * @returns The distance value of this property for this widget.
  */
 Distance rofi_theme_get_distance ( const widget *widget, const char *property, int def );
+/**
+ * @param widget   The widget to query
+ * @param property The property to query.
+ * @param def      The default value.
+ *
+ * Obtain the distance of the widget.
+ *
+ * @returns The distance value of this property for this widget.
+ */
+Distance rofi_theme_get_distance_exact ( const widget *widget, const char *property, int def );
 
 /**
  * @param widget   The widget to query
@@ -354,7 +364,7 @@ const char *rofi_theme_get_string  (  const widget *widget, const char *property
  * @param property The property to query.
  * @param def      The default value.
  *
- * Obtain the padding of the widget.
+ * Obtain the double of the widget.
  *
  * @returns The double value of this property for this widget.
  */
diff --git a/source/theme.c b/source/theme.c
index 601738ea..468e1a8c 100644
--- a/source/theme.c
+++ b/source/theme.c
@@ -502,11 +502,10 @@ int rofi_theme_get_integer_exact ( const widget *widget, const char *property, i
     g_debug ( "Theme entry: #%s %s property %s unset.", widget->name, widget->state ? widget->state : "", property );
     return def;
 }
-
-Distance rofi_theme_get_distance ( const widget *widget, const char *property, int def )
+static Distance _rofi_theme_get_distance ( const widget *widget, const char *property, int def , gboolean exact)
 {
-    ThemeWidget *wid = rofi_theme_find_widget ( widget->name, widget->state, FALSE );
-    Property    *p   = rofi_theme_find_property ( wid, P_PADDING, property, FALSE );
+    ThemeWidget *wid = rofi_theme_find_widget ( widget->name, widget->state, exact );
+    Property    *p   = rofi_theme_find_property ( wid, P_PADDING, property, exact );
     if ( p ) {
         if ( p->type == P_INTEGER ) {
             return (Distance){ p->value.i, PW_PX, SOLID };
@@ -519,6 +518,16 @@ Distance rofi_theme_get_distance ( const widget *widget, const char *property, i
     return (Distance){ def, PW_PX, SOLID };
 }
 
+
+Distance rofi_theme_get_distance_exact ( const widget *widget, const char *property, int def )
+{
+    return _rofi_theme_get_distance ( widget, property, def , TRUE );
+}
+Distance rofi_theme_get_distance ( const widget *widget, const char *property, int def )
+{
+    return _rofi_theme_get_distance ( widget, property, def , FALSE);
+}
+
 int rofi_theme_get_boolean ( const widget *widget, const char *property, int def )
 {
     ThemeWidget *wid = rofi_theme_find_widget ( widget->name, widget->state, FALSE );
diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index ae62abc8..6c44c289 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -1667,10 +1667,10 @@ RofiViewState *rofi_view_create ( Mode *sw,
     listview_set_num_lines ( state->list_view, lines );
     listview_set_max_lines ( state->list_view, state->num_lines );
 
-    if ( rofi_theme_get_boolean ( state->main_window, "listview-in-inputbar", FALSE)){
+    if ( rofi_theme_get_boolean ( WIDGET ( state->main_window ), "listview-in-inputbar", FALSE)){
         box_add ( state->input_bar, WIDGET ( state->list_view ), TRUE, 3 );
 
-        Distance d = rofi_theme_get_distance ( WIDGET ( state->text ) , "width", 150);
+        Distance d = rofi_theme_get_distance_exact  ( WIDGET ( state->text ) , "width", 150);
         state->text->widget.expand = FALSE;
         widget_resize ( WIDGET( state->text ), distance_get_pixel ( d, ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL ), -1);
     } else {