diff --git a/packages/file-handling/src/nextcloud-file-picker.js b/packages/file-handling/src/nextcloud-file-picker.js
index d660d347b0d1f55d8b6ff82ea5f5a688b2592b63..0ee5cb903d7c1b0a6997f6103eaa0fd368849584 100644
--- a/packages/file-handling/src/nextcloud-file-picker.js
+++ b/packages/file-handling/src/nextcloud-file-picker.js
@@ -1974,6 +1974,7 @@ export class NextcloudFilePicker extends ScopedElementsMixin(DBPLitElement) {
         // computations for overflow - end
 
         if (!menu.classList.contains('hidden')) { // add event listener for clicking outside of menu
+            menu.setAttribute('style', 'max-width: ' + maxWidth + 'px;'); //TODO verify if this is enough
             document.addEventListener('click', this.boundCloseBreadcrumbMenuHandler);
             this.initateOpenBreadcrumbMenu = true;
         }