diff --git a/Orange/widgets/data/owdatasampler.py b/Orange/widgets/data/owdatasampler.py
index dbb55d33103..46161db6bb5 100644
--- a/Orange/widgets/data/owdatasampler.py
+++ b/Orange/widgets/data/owdatasampler.py
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ def set_sampling_type_i():
         self.sampleSizeSpin = gui.spin(
             ibox, self, "sampleSizeNumber", label="Instances: ",
             minv=1, maxv=self._MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE,
-            callback=set_sampling_type(self.FixedSize))
+            callback=set_sampling_type(self.FixedSize),
+            controlWidth=90)
         gui.checkBox(
             ibox, self, "replacement", "Sample with replacement",
             callback=set_sampling_type(self.FixedSize),
diff --git a/Orange/widgets/data/tests/test_owdatasampler.py b/Orange/widgets/data/tests/test_owdatasampler.py
index 72e4dacf482..d7559819111 100644
--- a/Orange/widgets/data/tests/test_owdatasampler.py
+++ b/Orange/widgets/data/tests/test_owdatasampler.py
@@ -83,39 +83,35 @@ def test_no_intersection_in_outputs(self):
 
     def test_bigger_size_with_replacement(self):
         """Allow bigger output without replacement."""
-        _, out_size, actual_size = self._set_bigger_sample_size(True)
-        self.assertEqual(out_size, actual_size,
-                         'Sample size should not be lowered with replacement')
+        self.send_signal('Data', self.iris[:2])
+        sample_size = self.set_fixed_sample_size(3, with_replacement=True)
+        self.assertEqual(3, sample_size, 'Should be able to set a bigger size '
+                         'with replacement')
 
     def test_bigger_size_without_replacement(self):
         """Lower output samples to match input's without replacement."""
-        in_size, _, actual_size = self._set_bigger_sample_size(False)
-        self.assertEqual(in_size, actual_size)
+        self.send_signal('Data', self.iris[:2])
+        sample_size = self.set_fixed_sample_size(3)
+        self.assertEqual(2, sample_size)
 
     def test_bigger_output_warning(self):
-        self._set_bigger_sample_size(with_replacement=True)
+        """Should warn when sample size is bigger than input."""
+        self.send_signal('Data', self.iris[:2])
+        self.set_fixed_sample_size(3, with_replacement=True)
         self.assertTrue(self.widget.Warning.bigger_sample.is_shown())
 
-    def _set_bigger_sample_size(self, with_replacement):
-        """Load data, set sample size and click to generate samples.
+    def set_fixed_sample_size(self, sample_size, with_replacement=False):
+        """Set fixed sample size and return the number of gui spin.
 
-        The sample size is set to out_size which is bigger than the input size
-        in_size.
-
-        Returns integers in_size, out_size and the actual gui sample size.
+        Return the actual number in gui so we can check whether it is different
+        from sample_size. The number can be changed depending on the spin
+        maximum value.
         """
-        in_size = 2
-        out_size = in_size + 1
-        data = self.iris[:in_size]
-        self.widget.set_data(data)
-
         self.select_sampling_type(self.widget.FixedSize)
         self.widget.controls.replacement.setChecked(with_replacement)
-        self.widget.sampleSizeSpin.setValue(out_size)
+        self.widget.sampleSizeSpin.setValue(sample_size)
         self.widget.commit()
-
-        actual_size = self.widget.sampleSizeSpin.value()
-        return in_size, out_size, actual_size
+        return self.widget.sampleSizeSpin.value()
 
     def assertNoIntersection(self, sample, other):
         for inst in sample:
diff --git a/doc/visual-programming/source/widgets/data/datasampler.rst b/doc/visual-programming/source/widgets/data/datasampler.rst
index 29eeac4e360..758c1b8a069 100644
--- a/doc/visual-programming/source/widgets/data/datasampler.rst
+++ b/doc/visual-programming/source/widgets/data/datasampler.rst
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ provided and *Sample Data* is pressed.
    -  **Fixed sample size** returns a selected number of data instances
       with a chance to set *Sample with replacement*, which always samples
       from the entire dataset (does not subtract instances already in
-      the subset)
+      the subset). With replacement, you can generate more instances than
+      available in the input dataset.
    -  `Cross Validation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-validation_(statistics)>`_
       partitions data instances into complementary subsets, where you can
       select the number of folds (subsets) and which fold you want to