diff --git a/less/category.less b/less/category.less
index 3514aa6..2c984c7 100644
--- a/less/category.less
+++ b/less/category.less
@@ -146,4 +146,9 @@
 	font-size: 14px;
 	font-weight: normal;
 	line-height: 1.42857143;
+}
+
+.category-dropdown-menu {
+	max-height: 500px;
+	overflow-y: auto;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/recent.tpl b/templates/recent.tpl
index 4e465a1..74564eb 100644
--- a/templates/recent.tpl
+++ b/templates/recent.tpl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 				<!-- IF selectedCategory --><!-- IF selectedCategory.icon --><i class="fa fa-fw {selectedCategory.icon}"></i><!-- ENDIF selectedCategory.icon --> {selectedCategory.name}<!-- ELSE -->
 				[[unread:all_categories]]<!-- ENDIF selectedCategory --> <span class="caret"></span>
 			</button>
-			<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+			<ul class="dropdown-menu category-dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 				<li role="presentation" class="category">
 					<a role="menu-item" href="{config.relative_path}/{selectedFilter.url}"><i class="fa fa-fw <!-- IF !selectedCategory -->fa-check<!-- ENDIF !selectedCategory -->"></i> [[unread:all_categories]]</a>
 				</li>
diff --git a/templates/unread.tpl b/templates/unread.tpl
index 4bc78b0..9c9e0c3 100644
--- a/templates/unread.tpl
+++ b/templates/unread.tpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 			<button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
 				[[unread:mark_as_read]] <span class="caret"></span>
 			</button>
-			<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+			<ul class="dropdown-menu category-dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 
 				<li role="presentation">
 					<a id="markSelectedRead" role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">[[unread:selected]]</a>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 				<!-- IF selectedCategory --><!-- IF selectedCategory.icon --><i class="fa fa-fw {selectedCategory.icon}"></i><!-- ENDIF selectedCategory.icon --> {selectedCategory.name}<!-- ELSE -->
 				[[unread:all_categories]]<!-- ENDIF selectedCategory --> <span class="caret"></span>
 			</button>
-			<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+			<ul class="dropdown-menu category-dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 				<li role="presentation" class="category">
 					<a role="menu-item" href="{config.relative_path}/{selectedFilter.url}"><i class="fa fa-fw <!-- IF !selectedCategory -->fa-check<!-- ENDIF !selectedCategory -->"></i> [[unread:all_categories]]</a>
 				</li>