diff --git a/css/bootstrap/privatebin.css b/css/bootstrap/privatebin.css
index 2639c3a..6b05938 100644
--- a/css/bootstrap/privatebin.css
+++ b/css/bootstrap/privatebin.css
@@ -171,3 +171,12 @@ li.L0, li.L1, li.L2, li.L3, li.L5, li.L6, li.L7, li.L8 {
 .dark-theme .alert-info .alert-link {
 	color: #fff;
 }
+
+/* address 2K or 4K monitors when using bootstrap 3 */
+@media (min-width: 1280px) {
+	.container {
+		width: 100%;
+		padding-left: 4ch;
+		padding-right: 4ch;
+	}
+}