diff --git a/larray_editor/api.py b/larray_editor/api.py
index 7bdab5c..351528b 100644
--- a/larray_editor/api.py
+++ b/larray_editor/api.py
@@ -339,13 +339,14 @@ def restore_display_hook():
                           [ '', 1664780726569649730, -9196963249083393206, -7664327348053294350]])
 
     # test autoresizing
-    arr8 = la.zeros('a=a_long_label,another_long_label')
+    long_labels = la.zeros('a=a_long_label,another_long_label; b=this_is_a_label,this_is_another_one')
+    long_axes_names = la.zeros('first_axis=a0,a1; second_axis=b0,b1')
 
     # compare(arr3, arr4, arr5, arr6)
 
     # view(la.stack((arr3, arr4), la.Axis('arrays=arr3,arr4')))
-    ses = la.Session(arr2=arr2, arr3=arr3, arr4=arr4, arr5=arr5, arr6=arr6, arr7=arr7, arr8=arr8,
-                     data2=data2, data3=data3)
+    ses = la.Session(arr2=arr2, arr3=arr3, arr4=arr4, arr5=arr5, arr6=arr6, arr7=arr7, long_labels=long_labels,
+                     long_axes_names=long_axes_names, data2=data2, data3=data3)
 
     # from larray.tests.common import abspath
     # file = abspath('test_session.xlsx')
diff --git a/larray_editor/arraywidget.py b/larray_editor/arraywidget.py
index 24f3597..86a1285 100644
--- a/larray_editor/arraywidget.py
+++ b/larray_editor/arraywidget.py
@@ -537,8 +537,10 @@ def __init__(self, parent, data, readonly=False, bg_value=None, bg_gradient=None
         self.view_xlabels.horizontalHeader().sectionResized.connect(self.view_data.updateSectionWidth)
         self.view_ylabels.verticalHeader().sectionResized.connect(self.view_data.updateSectionHeight)
         # Synchronize auto-resizing
-        self.view_xlabels.horizontalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked.connect(self.resizeColumnToContents)
-        self.view_ylabels.verticalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked.connect(self.resizeRowToContents)
+        self.view_axes.horizontalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked.connect(self.resize_axes_column_to_contents)
+        self.view_xlabels.horizontalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked.connect(self.resize_xlabels_column_to_contents)
+        self.view_axes.verticalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked.connect(self.resize_axes_row_to_contents)
+        self.view_ylabels.verticalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked.connect(self.resize_ylabels_row_to_contents)
 
         # synchronize specific methods
         self.view_axes.allSelected.connect(self.view_data.selectAll)
@@ -718,6 +720,7 @@ def set_data(self, data, bg_gradient=None, bg_value=None):
         self.data_adapter.update_filtered_data({})
 
         # reset default size
+        self.view_axes.set_default_size()
         self.view_ylabels.set_default_size()
         self.view_xlabels.set_default_size()
         self.view_data.set_default_size()
@@ -841,20 +844,37 @@ def _data_digits(self, data, maxdigits=6):
         return maxdigits
 
     def autofit_columns(self):
+        self.view_axes.autofit_columns()
+        for column in range(self.model_axes.columnCount()):
+            self.resize_axes_column_to_contents(column)
         self.view_xlabels.autofit_columns()
         for column in range(self.model_xlabels.columnCount()):
-            self.resizeColumnToContents(column)
+            self.resize_xlabels_column_to_contents(column)
 
-    def resizeColumnToContents(self, column):
+    def resize_axes_column_to_contents(self, column):
+        # must be connected to view_axes.horizontalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked signal
+        width = max(self.view_axes.horizontalHeader().sectionSize(column),
+                    self.view_ylabels.sizeHintForColumn(column))
+        # no need to call resizeSection on view_ylabels (see synchronization lines in init)
+        self.view_axes.horizontalHeader().resizeSection(column, width)
+
+    def resize_xlabels_column_to_contents(self, column):
         # must be connected to view_labels.horizontalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked signal
         width = max(self.view_xlabels.horizontalHeader().sectionSize(column),
                     self.view_data.sizeHintForColumn(column))
         # no need to call resizeSection on view_data (see synchronization lines in init)
         self.view_xlabels.horizontalHeader().resizeSection(column, width)
 
-    def resizeRowToContents(self, row):
+    def resize_axes_row_to_contents(self, row):
+        # must be connected to view_axes.verticalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked
+        height = max(self.view_axes.verticalHeader().sectionSize(row),
+                     self.view_xlabels.sizeHintForRow(row))
+        # no need to call resizeSection on view_xlabels (see synchronization lines in init)
+        self.view_axes.verticalHeader().resizeSection(row, height)
+
+    def resize_ylabels_row_to_contents(self, row):
         # must be connected to view_labels.verticalHeader().sectionHandleDoubleClicked
-        height = max(self.view_xlabels.verticalHeader().sectionSize(row),
+        height = max(self.view_ylabels.verticalHeader().sectionSize(row),
                      self.view_data.sizeHintForRow(row))
         # no need to call resizeSection on view_data (see synchronization lines in init)
         self.view_ylabels.verticalHeader().resizeSection(row, height)