diff --git a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss
index 53e5411f775..42dee5d4dd0 100644
--- a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss
+++ b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss
@@ -286,8 +286,10 @@ form.popupform div {
     overflow: auto;
 }
 
+// Minimum height required for a menu in a table inside a scrollable div.
 .no-overflow > .generaltable {
     margin-bottom: 0;
+    min-height: 10em;
 }
 // Accessibility features
 
diff --git a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
index 75d8bfaff8e..c5bc71629f7 100644
--- a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
@@ -8999,7 +8999,8 @@ form.popupform div {
   overflow: auto; }
 
 .no-overflow > .generaltable {
-  margin-bottom: 0; }
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+  min-height: 10em; }
 
 .accesshide {
   position: absolute;
diff --git a/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/core.less b/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/core.less
index ed6680bce35..dea8b817706 100644
--- a/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/core.less
+++ b/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/core.less
@@ -374,8 +374,10 @@ form.popupform div {
 .pagelayout-report .no-overflow {
     overflow: visible;
 }
+// Minimum height required for a menu in a table inside a scrollable div.
 .no-overflow > .generaltable {
     margin-bottom: 0;
+    min-height: 10em;
 }
 // Accessibility features
 
diff --git a/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css b/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
index c5a4a99cf93..0412634475f 100644
--- a/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
@@ -2676,6 +2676,7 @@ form.popupform div {
 }
 .no-overflow > .generaltable {
   margin-bottom: 0;
+  min-height: 10em;
 }
 .accesshide {
   position: absolute;