diff --git a/spyderlib/utils/introspection/jedi_plugin.py b/spyderlib/utils/introspection/jedi_plugin.py
index 808e08ef789..9ba36d46993 100644
--- a/spyderlib/utils/introspection/jedi_plugin.py
+++ b/spyderlib/utils/introspection/jedi_plugin.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     jedi = None
 
 
-JEDI_REQVER = '>=0.8.1'
+JEDI_REQVER = '>=0.8.1;<0.9.0'
 dependencies.add('jedi',
                  _("(Experimental) Editor's code completion,"
                    " go-to-definition and help"),
diff --git a/spyderlib/widgets/arrayeditor.py b/spyderlib/widgets/arrayeditor.py
index 6c111828a40..71c6063196c 100644
--- a/spyderlib/widgets/arrayeditor.py
+++ b/spyderlib/widgets/arrayeditor.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 from spyderlib.qt.QtGui import (QHBoxLayout, QColor, QTableView, QItemDelegate,
-                                QLineEdit, QCheckBox, QGridLayout,
+                                QLineEdit, QCheckBox, QGridLayout, QCursor,
                                 QDoubleValidator, QDialog, QDialogButtonBox,
                                 QMessageBox, QPushButton, QInputDialog, QMenu,
                                 QApplication, QKeySequence, QLabel, QComboBox,
@@ -381,11 +381,14 @@ def load_more_data(self, value, rows=False, columns=False):
             self.model().fetch_more(rows=rows)
         if columns and value == self.horizontalScrollBar().maximum():
             self.model().fetch_more(columns=columns)
-  
+
     def resize_to_contents(self):
         """Resize cells to contents"""
+        QApplication.setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt.WaitCursor))
+        self.resizeColumnsToContents()
+        self.model().fetch_more(columns=True)
         self.resizeColumnsToContents()
-        self.resizeRowsToContents()
+        QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
 
     def setup_menu(self):
         """Setup context menu"""
diff --git a/spyderlib/widgets/dataframeeditor.py b/spyderlib/widgets/dataframeeditor.py
index 47766426913..f27118cb579 100644
--- a/spyderlib/widgets/dataframeeditor.py
+++ b/spyderlib/widgets/dataframeeditor.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from spyderlib.qt.QtCore import QAbstractTableModel, Qt, QModelIndex, Slot
 from spyderlib.qt.QtGui import (QDialog, QTableView, QColor, QGridLayout,
                                 QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout, QPushButton,
-                                QCheckBox, QMessageBox, QInputDialog,
+                                QCheckBox, QMessageBox, QInputDialog, QCursor,
                                 QLineEdit, QApplication, QMenu, QKeySequence)
 from spyderlib.qt.compat import to_qvariant, from_qvariant
 import spyderlib.utils.icon_manager as ima
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ def setup_and_check(self, data, title=''):
         btn.clicked.connect(self.change_format)
         btn = QPushButton(_('Resize'))
         btn_layout.addWidget(btn)
-        btn.clicked.connect(self.dataTable.resizeColumnsToContents)
+        btn.clicked.connect(self.resize_to_contents)
 
         bgcolor = QCheckBox(_('Background color'))
         bgcolor.setChecked(self.dataModel.bgcolor_enabled)
@@ -569,6 +569,13 @@ def get_value(self):
         else:
             return df
 
+    def resize_to_contents(self):
+        QApplication.setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt.WaitCursor))
+        self.dataTable.resizeColumnsToContents()
+        self.dataModel.fetch_more(columns=True)
+        self.dataTable.resizeColumnsToContents()
+        QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
+
 
 def test_edit(data, title="", parent=None):
     """Test subroutine"""