import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

import javax.swing.*;

public class PopupCrasher extends JFrame {
    int counter = 0;

    public PopupCrasher() {
    setSize(200, 200);
    setLayout(new BorderLayout());

    final JTextField inputField = new JTextField();
    add(inputField, BorderLayout.CENTER);

    inputField.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
        public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {

        // Issue is only reproduceable, when JTable is added to JPopupMenu and it is heavyweight
        final JPopupMenu popup = new JPopupMenu();
        popup.setLightWeightPopupEnabled(false);
        JTable table = new JTable(new Object[][]{{String.valueOf(counter++)}}, new String[]{"CounterValue"});
        popup.add(table);

        // Layout-Stuff not critical for exposing the issue
        Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
        int yPos = ((int) inputField.getLocationOnScreen().getY()) + inputField.getHeight() + 2;
        int maxHeight = Math.min(200, screenSize.height - yPos);
        popup.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(table.getPreferredSize().width + 20, maxHeight));

        // show popup and immediatly transfer focus back to the textfield to allow contious typing
        popup.show(inputField, 0, inputField.getHeight() + 2);
        inputField.requestFocus();
        }
    });

    setVisible(true);
    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
        new PopupCrasher();
        }
    });
    }
}