diff --git a/src/lib/components/functional/Dropdown.svelte b/src/lib/components/functional/Dropdown.svelte
index c6205df..f107d09 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/functional/Dropdown.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/functional/Dropdown.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { duration, fade, transition } from "$lib/util/animation";
 	import { ChevronDown } from "lucide-svelte";
-	import { onMount } from "svelte";
 	import { quintOut } from "svelte/easing";
 
 	type Props = {
@@ -26,10 +25,10 @@
 	let hover = $state(false);
 	let isUp = $state(false);
 	let dropdown = $state<HTMLDivElement>();
-
-	const toggle = () => {
-		open = !open;
-	};
+	let menuElement = $state<HTMLDivElement>();
+	let button = $state<HTMLButtonElement>();
+	let clickHandler: ((e: MouseEvent) => void) | null = null;
+	let resizeHandler: (() => void) | null = null;
 
 	const getValue = (option: string | { value: string; label: string }) =>
 		typeof option === "string" ? option : option.value;
@@ -49,15 +48,48 @@
 		toggle();
 	};
 
-	onMount(() => {
-		const click = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-			if (dropdown && !dropdown.contains(e.target as Node)) {
-				open = false;
-			}
+	const toggle = () => {
+		open = !open;
+	};
+
+	const updateMenuPosition = () => {
+		if (open && menuElement && button) {
+			const rect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
+			menuElement.style.top = `${rect.bottom + 4}px`;
+			menuElement.style.left = `${rect.left}px`;
+			menuElement.style.width = `${rect.width}px`;
+		}
+	};
+
+	// outside clicks
+	$effect(() => {
+		clickHandler = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+			if (dropdown && !dropdown.contains(e.target as Node)) open = false;
 		};
 
-		window.addEventListener("click", click);
-		return () => window.removeEventListener("click", click);
+		window.addEventListener("click", clickHandler);
+
+		return () => {
+			if (clickHandler) window.removeEventListener("click", clickHandler);
+		};
+	});
+
+	// dropdown menu positioning
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (open && menuElement && button) {
+			resizeHandler = updateMenuPosition;
+			window.addEventListener("resize", resizeHandler);
+			document.body.appendChild(menuElement);
+			menuElement.style.position = "fixed";
+			updateMenuPosition();
+
+			return () => {
+				if (resizeHandler)
+					window.removeEventListener("resize", resizeHandler);
+				if (menuElement?.parentNode === document.body)
+					document.body.removeChild(menuElement);
+			};
+		}
 	});
 </script>
 
@@ -68,6 +100,7 @@
 	bind:this={dropdown}
 >
 	<button
+		bind:this={button}
 		class="font-display w-full {settingsStyle
 			? 'justify-between'
 			: 'justify-center'} overflow-hidden relative cursor-pointer {settingsStyle
@@ -82,7 +115,6 @@
 		onmouseleave={() => (hover = false)}
 		{disabled}
 	>
-		<!-- <p>{selected}</p> -->
 		<div class="grid grid-cols-1 grid-rows-1 w-fit flex-grow-0">
 			{#key selected}
 				<p
@@ -121,23 +153,24 @@
 				: 0}deg); transition: transform {duration}ms {transition};"
 		/>
 	</button>
-	{#if open}
-		<div
-			style={hover ? "will-change: opacity, fade, transform" : ""}
-			transition:fade={{
-				duration,
-				easing: quintOut,
-			}}
-			class="w-full shadow-xl bg-panel-alt shadow-black/25 absolute overflow-hidden top-full mt-1 left-0 z-50 bg-background rounded-xl max-h-[30vh] overflow-y-auto"
-		>
-			{#each options as option}
-				<button
-					class="w-full p-2 px-4 text-left hover:bg-panel"
-					onclick={() => select(option)}
-				>
-					{getLabel(option)}
-				</button>
-			{/each}
-		</div>
-	{/if}
 </div>
+
+{#if open}
+	<div
+		bind:this={menuElement}
+		transition:fade={{
+			duration,
+			easing: quintOut,
+		}}
+		class="shadow-xl bg-panel-alt shadow-black/25 overflow-hidden z-[9999] bg-background rounded-xl max-h-[23.5vh] overflow-y-auto"
+	>
+		{#each options as option}
+			<button
+				class="w-full p-2 px-4 text-left hover:bg-panel font-normal text-sm text-muted"
+				onclick={() => select(option)}
+			>
+				{getLabel(option)}
+			</button>
+		{/each}
+	</div>
+{/if}