diff --git a/frame.c b/frame.c
index 4f0cb08bde..0cc44a7eba 100644
--- a/frame.c
+++ b/frame.c
@@ -615,13 +615,13 @@ static int show_codecs(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 		ast_cli(fd, "Disclaimer: this command is for informational purposes only.\n"
 				"\tIt does not indicate anything about your configuration.\n");
 
-	ast_cli(fd, "%11s %9s %10s   TYPE   %5s   %s\n","INT","BINARY","HEX","NAME","DESC");
+	ast_cli(fd, "%11s %9s %10s   TYPE   %8s   %s\n","INT","BINARY","HEX","NAME","DESC");
 	ast_cli(fd, "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
 	if ((argc == 2) || (!strcasecmp(argv[1],"audio"))) {
 		found = 1;
-		for (i=0;i<11;i++) {
+		for (i=0;i<12;i++) {
 			snprintf(hex,25,"(0x%x)",1<<i);
-			ast_cli(fd, "%11u (1 << %2d) %10s  audio   %5s   (%s)\n",1 << i,i,hex,ast_getformatname(1<<i),ast_codec2str(1<<i));
+			ast_cli(fd, "%11u (1 << %2d) %10s  audio   %8s   (%s)\n",1 << i,i,hex,ast_getformatname(1<<i),ast_codec2str(1<<i));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static int show_codecs(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 		found = 1;
 		for (i=16;i<18;i++) {
 			snprintf(hex,25,"(0x%x)",1<<i);
-			ast_cli(fd, "%11u (1 << %2d) %10s  image   %5s   (%s)\n",1 << i,i,hex,ast_getformatname(1<<i),ast_codec2str(1<<i));
+			ast_cli(fd, "%11u (1 << %2d) %10s  image   %8s   (%s)\n",1 << i,i,hex,ast_getformatname(1<<i),ast_codec2str(1<<i));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static int show_codecs(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 		found = 1;
 		for (i=18;i<22;i++) {
 			snprintf(hex,25,"(0x%x)",1<<i);
-			ast_cli(fd, "%11u (1 << %2d) %10s  video   %5s   (%s)\n",1 << i,i,hex,ast_getformatname(1<<i),ast_codec2str(1<<i));
+			ast_cli(fd, "%11u (1 << %2d) %10s  video   %8s   (%s)\n",1 << i,i,hex,ast_getformatname(1<<i),ast_codec2str(1<<i));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/translate.c b/translate.c
index 59d566db0e..3c2e5cabfa 100644
--- a/translate.c
+++ b/translate.c
@@ -482,8 +482,9 @@ static void rebuild_matrix(int samples)
 /*! \brief CLI "show translation" command handler */
 static int show_translation(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-#define SHOW_TRANS 11
+#define SHOW_TRANS 12
 	int x, y, z;
+	int curlen = 0, longest = 0;
 
 	if (argc > 4) 
 		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
@@ -507,7 +508,13 @@ static int show_translation(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	ast_cli(fd, "         Translation times between formats (in milliseconds)\n");
-	ast_cli(fd, "          Source Format (Rows) Destination Format(Columns)\n\n");
+	ast_cli(fd, "          Source Format (Rows) Destination Format (Columns)\n\n");
+	/* Get the length of the longest (usable?) codec name, so we know how wide the left side should be */
+	for (x = 0; x < SHOW_TRANS; x++) {
+		curlen = strlen(ast_getformatname(1 << (x + 1)));
+		if (curlen > longest)
+			longest = curlen;
+	}
 	for (x = -1; x < SHOW_TRANS; x++) {
 		char line[80];
 		char *buf = line;
@@ -516,14 +523,23 @@ static int show_translation(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 		*buf++ = ' ';
 		*buf = '\0';
 		for (y = -1; y < SHOW_TRANS; y++) {
-			if (x >= 0 && y >= 0 && tr_matrix[x][y].step)    /* XXX what is 99999 ? */
-				ast_build_string(&buf, &left, " %5d", tr_matrix[x][y].cost >= 99999 ? 0 : tr_matrix[x][y].cost);
-			else if (((x == -1 && y >= 0) || (y == -1 && x >= 0))) {
-				ast_build_string(&buf, &left, " %5s", ast_getformatname(1 << (x + y + 1)) );
-			} else if (x != -1 && y != -1) {
-				ast_build_string(&buf, &left, "     -");
+			curlen = strlen(ast_getformatname(1 << (y)));
+
+			if (x >= 0 && y >= 0 && tr_matrix[x][y].step) {
+				/* XXX 999 is a little hackish
+				   We don't want this number being larger than the shortest (or current) codec
+				   For now, that is "gsm" */
+				ast_build_string(&buf, &left, "%*d", curlen + 1, tr_matrix[x][y].cost > 999 ? 0 : tr_matrix[x][y].cost);
+			} else if (x == -1 && y >= 0) {
+				/* Top row - use a dynamic size */
+				ast_build_string(&buf, &left, "%*s", curlen + 1, ast_getformatname(1 << (x + y + 1)) );
+			} else if (y == -1 && x >= 0) {
+				/* Left column - use a static size. */
+				ast_build_string(&buf, &left, "%*s", longest, ast_getformatname(1 << (x + y + 1)) );
+			} else if (x >= 0 && y >= 0) {
+				ast_build_string(&buf, &left, "%*s", curlen + 1, "-");
 			} else {
-				ast_build_string(&buf, &left, "      ");
+				ast_build_string(&buf, &left, "%*s", longest, "");
 			}
 		}
 		ast_build_string(&buf, &left, "\n");