diff --git a/core/src/processing/awt/PSurfaceAWT.java b/core/src/processing/awt/PSurfaceAWT.java
index 06337ba38..4006171b2 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/awt/PSurfaceAWT.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/awt/PSurfaceAWT.java
@@ -422,7 +422,9 @@ public class PSurfaceAWT extends PSurfaceNone {
       //frame.setVisible(true);  // re-add native resources
     }
     */
-    frame.setLayout(null);
+    // Solves #862 - Grey/White bar on right side of sketches
+    frame.setLayout(new BoxLayout(frame.getContentPane(), BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
+    frame.pack();
 
     // Need to pass back our new sketchWidth/Height here, because it may have
     // been overridden by numbers we calculated above if fullScreen and/or