diff --git a/scribe/lib/scribe/ai/presentation/widgets/ai_scribe.dart b/scribe/lib/scribe/ai/presentation/widgets/ai_scribe.dart
index 31c6ba778..48effa947 100644
--- a/scribe/lib/scribe/ai/presentation/widgets/ai_scribe.dart
+++ b/scribe/lib/scribe/ai/presentation/widgets/ai_scribe.dart
@@ -67,10 +67,16 @@ Future<void> showAIScribeDialog({
       );
 
       if (buttonPosition != null) {
+        final categories = availableCategories ?? AIScribeMenuCategory.values;
+        final modalHeight = hasContent
+            ? (categories.length * AIScribeSizes.menuItemHeight) + AIScribeSizes.fieldSpacing + AIScribeSizes.barHeight
+            : AIScribeSizes.barHeight;
+
         final position = calculateModalPosition(
           context: context,
           buttonPosition: buttonPosition,
           modalWidth: AIScribeSizes.barWidth,
+          modalHeight: modalHeight,
         );
 
         return PointerInterceptor(
@@ -158,6 +164,15 @@ Future<void> showAIScribeDialog({
   );
 }
 
+double calculateMenuDialogHeight({
+  required bool hasContent,
+  required int categoryCount,
+}) {
+  return hasContent
+      ? (categoryCount * AIScribeSizes.menuItemHeight) + AIScribeSizes.fieldSpacing + AIScribeSizes.barHeight
+      : AIScribeSizes.barHeight;
+}
+
 ({double left, double bottom}) calculateModalPosition({
   required BuildContext context,
   required Offset buttonPosition,
diff --git a/scribe/test/scribe/ai/presentation/widgets/ai_scribe_test.dart b/scribe/test/scribe/ai/presentation/widgets/ai_scribe_test.dart
index 1a2cf7acb..4089af2b5 100644
--- a/scribe/test/scribe/ai/presentation/widgets/ai_scribe_test.dart
+++ b/scribe/test/scribe/ai/presentation/widgets/ai_scribe_test.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,66 @@ import 'package:scribe/scribe/ai/presentation/styles/ai_scribe_styles.dart';
 import 'package:scribe/scribe/ai/presentation/widgets/ai_scribe.dart';
 
 void main() {
-    group('calculateModalPosition::', () {
+  group('calculateMenuDialogHeight::', () {
+    test('should calculate correct height with content and default 4 categories', () {
+      // Arrange
+      const hasContent = true;
+      const categoryCount = 4;
+
+      // Act
+      final height = calculateMenuDialogHeight(
+        hasContent: hasContent,
+        categoryCount: categoryCount,
+      );
+
+      // Assert
+      // 4 categories × 40px + 8px spacing + 48px bar = 216px
+      const expectedHeight = (4 * AIScribeSizes.menuItemHeight) +
+          AIScribeSizes.fieldSpacing +
+          AIScribeSizes.barHeight;
+      expect(height, expectedHeight);
+      expect(height, 216.0);
+    });
+
+    test('should calculate correct height with content and custom categories', () {
+      // Arrange
+      const hasContent = true;
+      const categoryCount = 2;
+
+      // Act
+      final height = calculateMenuDialogHeight(
+        hasContent: hasContent,
+        categoryCount: categoryCount,
+      );
+
+      // Assert
+      // 2 categories × 40px + 8px spacing + 48px bar = 136px
+      const expectedHeight = (2 * AIScribeSizes.menuItemHeight) +
+          AIScribeSizes.fieldSpacing +
+          AIScribeSizes.barHeight;
+      expect(height, expectedHeight);
+      expect(height, 136.0);
+    });
+
+    test('should calculate correct height without content (bar only)', () {
+      // Arrange
+      const hasContent = false;
+      const categoryCount = 4; // Should be ignored when hasContent is false
+
+      // Act
+      final height = calculateMenuDialogHeight(
+        hasContent: hasContent,
+        categoryCount: categoryCount,
+      );
+
+      // Assert
+      // Only the bar height
+      expect(height, AIScribeSizes.barHeight);
+      expect(height, 48.0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  group('calculateModalPosition::', () {
     testWidgets('should adjust left position when modal would go off-screen to the right', (tester) async {
       // Arrange
       const screenSize = Size(800, 600);