diff --git a/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tooltip.cpp b/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tooltip.cpp
index 94d8a4c1643..681524372d1 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tooltip.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tooltip.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ void ToolTip::show(
 {
     if (content && content->count()) {
         auto tooltipWidget = new FakeToolTip;
+        // limit the size of the widget to 90% of the screen size to have some context around it
+        tooltipWidget->setMaximumSize(QGuiApplication::screenAt(pos)->availableSize() * 0.9);
         if (contextHelp.isNull()) {
             tooltipWidget->setLayout(content);
         } else {