Abstract: A window pane holder which retains the bottom end of a window pane, slidably mounted in a sash on a door of an automotive vehicle, and which is connected with an elevating unit for lifting and lowering the window pane. The holder comprises a framework formed of a hard synthetic resin and including a pair of opposite sidewalls and a bottom, the sidewalls defining a slot therebetween for receiving the window pane. The holder also comprises an extension downwardly depending from the framework. At least in the end portions of the slot, the pair of sidewalls are provided with ribs extending into such slot portions and having surfaces which are adapted to bear against the window pane as it is received into the slot so as to leave a clearance between the sidewalls and the window pane in which to receive an adhesive.