diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/select.css b/packages/ui/src/components/select.css
index 482f7e9c0..53d0e4169 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/select.css
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/select.css
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   }
 
   [data-slot="select-select-content-list"] {
-    min-height: 2rem;
     overflow-y: auto;
     max-height: 12rem;
     white-space: nowrap;
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/select.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/select.tsx
index bde5325e9..e60fcbee1 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/select.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/select.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function Select<T>(props: SelectProps<T> & ButtonProps) {
     <Kobalte<T, { category: string; options: T[] }>
       {...others}
       data-component="select"
+      placement="bottom-start"
       value={local.current}
       options={grouped()}
       optionValue={(x) => (local.value ? local.value(x) : (x as string))}