diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/ToolWindowsWidget.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/ToolWindowsWidget.java
index 79872816caf3..562a50c9e3e5 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/ToolWindowsWidget.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/ToolWindowsWidget.java
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ class ToolWindowsWidget extends JLabel implements CustomStatusBarWidget, StatusB
           })
           .createPopup();
 
+        list.setVisibleRowCount(30); // override default of 15 set when createPopup() is called
+
         popup.show(point);
       }, 300);
     }