diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 65f25ce..80475c2 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ drawmenu(void)

 	if (lines > 0) {
 		/* draw vertical list */
-		for (item = curr; item != next; item = item->right)
+		int i = 0;
+		for (item = curr; item != next; item = item->right, i++)
 			drawitem(item, x, y += bh, mw - x);
+               XResizeWindow(dpy, win, mw, (i + 1) * bh);
 	} else if (matches) {
 		/* draw horizontal list */
 		x += inputw;