diff --git a/src/public/stylesheets/desktop.css b/src/public/stylesheets/desktop.css
index 9622e07da..4af13782e 100644
--- a/src/public/stylesheets/desktop.css
+++ b/src/public/stylesheets/desktop.css
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ body {
     font-size: inherit;
 }
 
+#context-menu-container {
+    max-height: 100vh;
+    overflow: auto; /* make it scrollable when exceeding total height of the window */
+}
+
 #context-menu-container, #context-menu-container .dropdown-menu {
     padding: 3px 0 0;
     z-index: 1111;