diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/rofi/config.rasi b/hosts/common/programs/rofi/config.rasi
index fbadf124..ef9f2bd6 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/rofi/config.rasi
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/rofi/config.rasi
@@ -99,14 +99,17 @@ window {
   /* one may even read environment variables (useful for knowing if screen is rotated?) */
   /* `calc(... min 100%)` ensures it never overflows */
   /* rofi is aware of the top bar (waybar) and any virtual keyboards,
-   * so e.g. height: 100% will never overlap those */
+   * so e.g. height: 100% will occupy 100% of the height *not* allocated to bars/kbds.
+   * however with y-offset, it becomes possible to overflow */
 
   width: calc(960 min 100%);
   /* 520px @ font size 20 gives 13 rows + filter */
-  height: calc(520 min 100%);
+  /* 482px @ font size 20 gives 12 rows + filter */
+  /* 446px @ font size 20 gives 11 rows + filter */
+  height: calc(446 min 88.8%);
 
   /* anchor the *north* edge of the window at the *north* location of the screen */
   anchor: north;
   location: north;
-  y-offset: 116;
+  y-offset: 11.2%;
 }