diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index edb77a041..501e8faa4 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Although the chat was never enabled per default and was marked as experimental,
 * Bump mimemagic [#8231](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8231)
 * Removed support for defunct Uni Heidelberg OSM tile server, Mapbox is now required if you want to show maps [#8215](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8215)
 * Render only two fractional digits in the posts per user/day admin statistics [#8227](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8227)
+* Make aspect dropdowns scrollable [#8213](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8213)
 
 ## Features
 * Support and recommend TOML as configuration format [#8132](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8132)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view.js
index 2b46c2ed7..328507d81 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view.js
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ app.views.AspectMembership = app.views.Base.extend({
   },
 
   events: {
-    "click ul.aspect_membership.dropdown-menu > li.aspect_selector"
-        : "_clickHandler",
-    "keypress ul.aspect_membership.dropdown-menu > li.aspect_selector"
-        : "_clickHandler"
+    "click ul.aspect-membership.dropdown-menu > li.aspect_selector": "_clickHandler",
+    "keypress ul.aspect-membership.dropdown-menu > li.aspect_selector": "_clickHandler"
   },
 
   initialize: function(opts) {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/aspects.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/aspects.scss
index 2fcb3edd7..dce9a065d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/aspects.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/aspects.scss
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@
     }
   }
 }
+.aspect-membership {
+  max-height: 300px;
+  overflow: auto;
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/aspect_membership_dropdown_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/aspect_membership_dropdown_tpl.jst.hbs
index d77f8ed49..03e24c939 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/aspect_membership_dropdown_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/aspect_membership_dropdown_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <span class="caret" />
 </button>
 
-<ul class="dropdown-menu aspect_membership pull-right" unselectable="on">
+<ul class="dropdown-menu aspect-membership pull-right" unselectable="on">
 {{#each aspects}}
   <li
     {{#if membership}}
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/aspects-list_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/aspects-list_tpl.jst.hbs
index 63c34834d..56d2512ba 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/aspects-list_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/aspects-list_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <li class="hoverable">
-  <a class="selectable toggle_selector" href="#">
+  <a class="selectable toggle_selector aspect-membership" href="#">
     {{ t "aspect_navigation.select_all" }}
   </a>
 </li>
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
index 04c9ecf96..8215c3b82 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         - else
           = t("shared.aspect_dropdown.toggle", count: selected_aspects.size)
     %span.caret
-  %ul.dropdown-menu.pull-right{unSelectable: "on"}
+  %ul.dropdown-menu.aspect-membership.pull-right{unSelectable: "on"}
 
     %li.public.radio{"data-aspect_id" => "public", :class => ("selected" if public_selected?(selected_aspects))}
       %a
diff --git a/spec/controllers/notifications_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/notifications_controller_spec.rb
index e9212ba8d..079089edc 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/notifications_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/notifications_controller_spec.rb
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe NotificationsController, type: :controller do
       it "should not provide a contacts menu for standard notifications" do
         FactoryBot.create(:notification, recipient: alice, target: @post)
         get :index, params: {per_page: 5}
-        expect(Nokogiri(response.body).css(".aspect_membership")).to be_empty
+        expect(Nokogiri(response.body).css(".aspect-membership")).to be_empty
       end
 
       it "should provide a contacts menu for start sharing notifications" do
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/pages/getting_started_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/pages/getting_started_spec.js
index 35e7f5aa4..58dd3d191 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/pages/getting_started_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/pages/getting_started_spec.js
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ describe("app.pages.GettingStarted", function() {
 
   it("renders aspect membership dropdown", function() {
     this.view.render();
-    expect($("ul.dropdown-menu.aspect_membership").length).toEqual(1);
+    expect($("ul.dropdown-menu.aspect-membership").length).toEqual(1);
   });
 });