diff --git a/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd b/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd
index af431479..0c5db010 100644
--- a/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd
+++ b/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ A theme consists of a themerc file and optionally some xbm icons.
 	Vertical offset in pixels between submenus and their parents. Positive
 	values for downwards and negative for upwards. Default is 0.
 
+*menu.width.min*
+	Minimal width for menus. Default is 20.
+	A fixed width can be achieved by setting .min and .max to the same value.
+
+*menu.width.max*
+	Maximal width for menus. Default is 200.
+	A fixed width can be achieved by setting .min and .max to the same value.
+
 *window.active.border.color*
 	Border color of active window
 
diff --git a/include/common/scaled_font_buffer.h b/include/common/scaled_font_buffer.h
index fb5e925d..de9a365f 100644
--- a/include/common/scaled_font_buffer.h
+++ b/include/common/scaled_font_buffer.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct scaled_font_buffer {
 /**
  * Create an auto scaling font buffer, providing a wlr_scene_buffer node for
  * display. It gets destroyed automatically when the backing scaled_scene_buffer
- * is being destoyed which in turn happens automatically when the backing
+ * is being destroyed which in turn happens automatically when the backing
  * wlr_scene_buffer (or one of its parents) is being destroyed.
  *
  * To actually show some text, scaled_font_buffer_update() has to be called.
@@ -48,4 +48,12 @@ struct scaled_font_buffer *scaled_font_buffer_create(struct wlr_scene_tree *pare
 void scaled_font_buffer_update(struct scaled_font_buffer *self, const char *text,
 	int max_width, struct font *font, float *color, const char *arrow);
 
+/**
+ * Update the max width of an existing auto scaling font buffer
+ * and force a new render.
+ *
+ * No steps are taken to detect if its actually required to render a new buffer.
+ */
+void scaled_font_buffer_set_max_width(struct scaled_font_buffer *self, int max_width);
+
 #endif /* __LAB_COMMON_SCALED_FONT_BUFFER_H */
diff --git a/include/menu/menu.h b/include/menu/menu.h
index bbb4905e..5d07fed0 100644
--- a/include/menu/menu.h
+++ b/include/menu/menu.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct menuitem {
 	struct menu *submenu;
 	bool selectable;
 	int height;
+	int native_width;
 	struct wlr_scene_tree *tree;
 	struct menu_scene normal;
 	struct menu_scene selected;
diff --git a/include/theme.h b/include/theme.h
index 35972481..11386cad 100644
--- a/include/theme.h
+++ b/include/theme.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ struct theme {
 	float menu_items_active_bg_color[4];
 	float menu_items_active_text_color[4];
 
+	int menu_min_width;
+	int menu_max_width;
+
 	int menu_separator_line_thickness;
 	int menu_separator_padding_width;
 	int menu_separator_padding_height;
diff --git a/src/common/scaled_font_buffer.c b/src/common/scaled_font_buffer.c
index ec4c6161..3daae593 100644
--- a/src/common/scaled_font_buffer.c
+++ b/src/common/scaled_font_buffer.c
@@ -90,3 +90,10 @@ scaled_font_buffer_update(struct scaled_font_buffer *self, const char *text,
 	/* Invalidate cache and force a new render */
 	scaled_scene_buffer_invalidate_cache(self->scaled_buffer);
 }
+
+void
+scaled_font_buffer_set_max_width(struct scaled_font_buffer *self, int max_width)
+{
+	self->max_width = max_width;
+	scaled_scene_buffer_invalidate_cache(self->scaled_buffer);
+}
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.c b/src/menu/menu.c
index f02939ef..30661910 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu/menu.c
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
 #include "common/mem.h"
 #include "common/nodename.h"
 #include "common/scaled_font_buffer.h"
+#include "common/scene-helpers.h"
 #include "common/string-helpers.h"
 #include "labwc.h"
 #include "menu/menu.h"
 #include "node.h"
 #include "theme.h"
 
-#define MENUWIDTH (110)
-
 /* state-machine variables for processing <item></item> */
 static bool in_item;
 static struct menuitem *current_item;
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ menu_create(struct server *server, const char *id, const char *label)
 	menu->label = xstrdup(label ? label : id);
 	menu->parent = current_menu;
 	menu->server = server;
-	menu->size.width = MENUWIDTH;
+	menu->size.width = server->theme->menu_min_width;
 	/* menu->size.height will be kept up to date by adding items */
 	menu->scene_tree = wlr_scene_tree_create(server->menu_tree);
 	wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&menu->scene_tree->node, false);
@@ -75,6 +74,59 @@ menu_get_by_id(const char *id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void
+menu_update_width(struct menu *menu)
+{
+	struct menuitem *item;
+	struct theme *theme = menu->server->theme;
+	int max_width = theme->menu_min_width;
+
+	/* Get widest menu item, clamped by menu_max_width */
+	wl_list_for_each(item, &menu->menuitems, link) {
+		if (item->native_width > max_width) {
+			max_width = item->native_width < theme->menu_max_width
+				? item->native_width : theme->menu_max_width;
+		}
+	}
+	menu->size.width = max_width + 2 * theme->menu_item_padding_x;
+
+	/* Update all items for the new size */
+	wl_list_for_each(item, &menu->menuitems, link) {
+		wlr_scene_rect_set_size(
+			lab_wlr_scene_get_rect(item->normal.background),
+			menu->size.width, item->height);
+
+		if (!item->selected.background) {
+			/* This is a separator. They don't have a selected background. */
+			wlr_scene_rect_set_size(
+				lab_wlr_scene_get_rect(item->normal.text),
+				menu->size.width - 2 * theme->menu_separator_padding_width,
+				theme->menu_separator_line_thickness);
+		} else {
+			/* Usual menu item */
+			wlr_scene_rect_set_size(
+				lab_wlr_scene_get_rect(item->selected.background),
+				menu->size.width, item->height);
+			if (item->native_width > max_width || item->submenu) {
+				scaled_font_buffer_set_max_width(item->normal.buffer,
+					max_width);
+				scaled_font_buffer_set_max_width(item->selected.buffer,
+					max_width);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+post_processing(struct server *server)
+{
+	struct menu *menu;
+	for (int i = 0; i < nr_menus; ++i) {
+		menu = menus + i;
+		menu_update_width(menu);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct menuitem *
 item_create(struct menu *menu, const char *text, bool show_arrow)
 {
@@ -84,6 +136,8 @@ item_create(struct menu *menu, const char *text, bool show_arrow)
 	struct server *server = menu->server;
 	struct theme *theme = server->theme;
 
+	const char *arrow = show_arrow ? "›" : NULL;
+
 	if (!menu->item_height) {
 		menu->item_height = font_height(&rc.font_menuitem)
 			+ 2 * theme->menu_item_padding_y;
@@ -91,7 +145,10 @@ item_create(struct menu *menu, const char *text, bool show_arrow)
 	menuitem->height = menu->item_height;
 
 	int x, y;
-	int item_max_width = MENUWIDTH - 2 * theme->menu_item_padding_x;
+	menuitem->native_width = font_width(&rc.font_menuitem, text);
+	if (arrow) {
+		menuitem->native_width += font_width(&rc.font_menuitem, arrow);
+	}
 
 	/* Menu item root node */
 	menuitem->tree = wlr_scene_tree_create(menu->scene_tree);
@@ -105,11 +162,11 @@ item_create(struct menu *menu, const char *text, bool show_arrow)
 	/* Item background nodes */
 	menuitem->normal.background = &wlr_scene_rect_create(
 		menuitem->normal.tree,
-		MENUWIDTH, menu->item_height,
+		menu->size.width, menu->item_height,
 		theme->menu_items_bg_color)->node;
 	menuitem->selected.background = &wlr_scene_rect_create(
 		menuitem->selected.tree,
-		MENUWIDTH, menu->item_height,
+		menu->size.width, menu->item_height,
 		theme->menu_items_active_bg_color)->node;
 
 	/* Font nodes */
@@ -129,10 +186,9 @@ item_create(struct menu *menu, const char *text, bool show_arrow)
 	menuitem->selected.text = &menuitem->selected.buffer->scene_buffer->node;
 
 	/* Font buffers */
-	const char *arrow = show_arrow ? "›" : NULL;
-	scaled_font_buffer_update(menuitem->normal.buffer, text, item_max_width,
+	scaled_font_buffer_update(menuitem->normal.buffer, text, menuitem->native_width,
 		&rc.font_menuitem, theme->menu_items_text_color, arrow);
-	scaled_font_buffer_update(menuitem->selected.buffer, text, item_max_width,
+	scaled_font_buffer_update(menuitem->selected.buffer, text, menuitem->native_width,
 		&rc.font_menuitem, theme->menu_items_active_text_color, arrow);
 
 	/* Center font nodes */
@@ -173,10 +229,10 @@ separator_create(struct menu *menu, const char *label)
 	menuitem->normal.tree = wlr_scene_tree_create(menuitem->tree);
 	menuitem->normal.background = &wlr_scene_rect_create(
 		menuitem->normal.tree,
-		MENUWIDTH, menuitem->height,
+		menu->size.width, menuitem->height,
 		theme->menu_items_bg_color)->node;
 
-	int width = MENUWIDTH - 2 * theme->menu_separator_padding_width;
+	int width = menu->size.width - 2 * theme->menu_separator_padding_width;
 	menuitem->normal.text = &wlr_scene_rect_create(
 		menuitem->normal.tree,
 		width > 0 ? width : 0,
@@ -511,7 +567,7 @@ menu_configure(struct menu *menu, int lx, int ly, enum menu_align align)
 	}
 
 	if (align & LAB_MENU_OPEN_LEFT) {
-		lx -= MENUWIDTH - theme->menu_overlap_x;
+		lx -= menu->size.width - theme->menu_overlap_x;
 	}
 	if (align & LAB_MENU_OPEN_TOP) {
 		ly -= menu->size.height;
@@ -530,7 +586,7 @@ menu_configure(struct menu *menu, int lx, int ly, enum menu_align align)
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (align & LAB_MENU_OPEN_RIGHT) {
-			new_lx = lx + MENUWIDTH - theme->menu_overlap_x;
+			new_lx = lx + menu->size.width - theme->menu_overlap_x;
 		} else {
 			new_lx = lx;
 		}
@@ -642,6 +698,7 @@ menu_init(struct server *server)
 {
 	init_rootmenu(server);
 	init_windowmenu(server);
+	post_processing(server);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/theme.c b/src/theme.c
index 5ae471ce..a0518634 100644
--- a/src/theme.c
+++ b/src/theme.c
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ theme_builtin(struct theme *theme)
 	theme->menu_item_padding_x = 7;
 	theme->menu_item_padding_y = 4;
 
+	theme->menu_min_width = 20;
+	theme->menu_max_width = 200;
+
 	theme->menu_separator_line_thickness = 1;
 	theme->menu_separator_padding_width = 6;
 	theme->menu_separator_padding_height = 3;
@@ -260,6 +263,13 @@ entry(struct theme *theme, const char *key, const char *value)
 			theme->window_inactive_button_close_unpressed_image_color);
 	}
 
+	if (match(key, "menu.width.min")) {
+		theme->menu_min_width = atoi(value);
+	}
+	if (match(key, "menu.width.max")) {
+		theme->menu_max_width = atoi(value);
+	}
+
 	if (match(key, "menu.items.bg.color")) {
 		parse_hexstr(value, theme->menu_items_bg_color);
 	}
@@ -488,6 +498,13 @@ post_processing(struct theme *theme)
 		theme->title_height = rc.corner_radius + 1;
 	}
 
+	if (theme->menu_max_width < theme->menu_min_width) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR,
+			"Adjusting menu.width.max: .max (%d) lower than .min (%d)",
+			theme->menu_max_width, theme->menu_min_width);
+		theme->menu_max_width = theme->menu_min_width;
+	}
+
 	/* Inherit OSD settings if not set */
 	if (theme->osd_bg_color[0] == FLT_MIN) {
 		memcpy(theme->osd_bg_color,