diff --git a/lib/appmenuapplet.cpp b/lib/appmenuapplet.cpp
--- a/lib/appmenuapplet.cpp
+++ b/lib/appmenuapplet.cpp
@@ -233,9 +233,11 @@
     QMenu *menu = nullptr;
     QAction *action = nullptr;
 
-    if (view() == CompactView) {
+    if (view() == CompactView || idx < -5) {
+       int i = 0;
+       if (idx < -5) i = -(idx + 10); // full representation but part of menu is hidden
        menu = new QMenu();
-       for (int i=0; i<m_model->rowCount(); i++) {
+       for (; i<m_model->rowCount(); i++) {
            const QModelIndex index = m_model->index(i, 0);
            const QVariant data = m_model->data(index, AppMenuModel::ActionRole);
            action = (QAction *)data.value<void *>();
diff --git a/package/contents/ui/AppMenu.qml b/package/contents/ui/AppMenu.qml
--- a/package/contents/ui/AppMenu.qml
+++ b/package/contents/ui/AppMenu.qml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     property bool appmenuFontBold: plasmoid.configuration.appmenuFontBold
     property bool appmenuDoNotHide: plasmoid.configuration.appmenuDoNotHide
     property bool appmenuEnabledAndNonEmpty: appmenuEnabled && appMenuModel !== null && appMenuModel.menuAvailable
-    property bool appmenuOpened: appmenuEnabled && plasmoid.nativeInterface.currentIndex > -1
+    property bool appmenuOpened: appmenuEnabled && (plasmoid.nativeInterface.currentIndex >= 0 || plasmoid.nativeInterface.currentIndex <= -10)
     property var appMenuModel: null
 
     property bool appmenuButtonsOffsetEnabled: !buttonsStandalone && appmenuNextToButtons && childrenRect.width > 0
@@ -22,13 +22,33 @@
                                                 : 0
     property int alignLeft: plasmoid.configuration.appmenuAlignLeft
 
-
     visible: appmenuEnabledAndNonEmpty && !noWindowActive && (appmenuDoNotHide || mouseHover || appmenuOpened)
 
+    property int effectiveWidth: appmenu.width - buttonGrid.anchors.leftMargin - controlButtonsArea.width
+    property int firstHidden: 0
+    onEffectiveWidthChanged: Qt.callLater(fixOverflow)
+
+    function fixOverflow() {
+        var show = true
+        for (var i = 0; i < buttonRepeater.count; i++) {
+          var item = buttonRepeater.itemAt(i)
+          var space_needed = item.width + (i == buttonRepeater.count - 1 ?
+                                           0 : appmenuRestButton.width)
+          if (show && item.x + space_needed > effectiveWidth) {
+            firstHidden = i
+            show = false
+          }
+
+          item.visible = show
+        }
+        appmenuRestButton.visible = !show
+        if (show)
+          firstHidden = buttonRepeater.count
+    }
+
     GridLayout {
         id: buttonGrid
-
-        Layout.minimumWidth: implicitWidth
+        Layout.minimumWidth: 0
         Layout.minimumHeight: implicitHeight
 
         flow: GridLayout.LeftToRight
@@ -54,9 +74,13 @@
         Connections {
             target: plasmoid.nativeInterface
             onRequestActivateIndex: {
-                var idx = Math.max(0, Math.min(buttonRepeater.count - 1, index))
-                var button = buttonRepeater.itemAt(index)
-                if (button) {
+                if (index < -5) {
+                    index = index - appmenuRestButton.buttonIndex + appmenu.firstHidden
+                }
+
+                var idx = Math.max(0, Math.min(appmenu.firstHidden, index))
+                var button = idx === appmenu.firstHidden ? appmenuRestButton : buttonRepeater.itemAt(index)
+                if (button && button.visible) {
                     button.clicked(null)
                 }
             }
@@ -106,6 +130,52 @@
                 onExited: {
                     appmenuButtonBackground.border.color = 'transparent'
                 }
+
+                onXChanged: Qt.callLater(fixOverflow)
+                onWidthChanged: Qt.callLater(fixOverflow)
+            }
+        }
+
+        MouseArea {
+            id: appmenuRestButton
+
+            visible: false
+            hoverEnabled: true
+
+            property int buttonIndex: -10 - appmenu.firstHidden
+
+            property bool menuOpened: plasmoid.nativeInterface.currentIndex <= -10
+
+            width: appmenuRestButtonBackground.width
+            height: appmenuRestButtonBackground.height
+
+            Rectangle {
+                id: appmenuRestButtonBackground
+                border.color: 'transparent'
+                width: appmenuRestButtonTitle.implicitWidth + units.smallSpacing * 3
+                height: appmenuFillHeight ? appmenu.height : appmenuRestButtonTitle.implicitHeight + units.smallSpacing
+                color: appmenuRestButton.menuOpened ? theme.highlightColor : 'transparent'
+                radius: units.smallSpacing / 2
+            }
+
+            PlasmaComponents.Label {
+                id: appmenuRestButtonTitle
+                anchors.centerIn: appmenuRestButtonBackground
+                font.pixelSize: fontPixelSize * plasmoid.configuration.appmenuButtonTextSizeScale
+                text: '»'
+                font.weight: appmenuFontBold ? Font.Bold : theme.defaultFont.weight
+            }
+
+            onClicked: {
+                plasmoid.nativeInterface.trigger(this, buttonIndex)
+            }
+
+            onEntered: {
+                appmenuRestButtonBackground.border.color = theme.highlightColor
+            }
+
+            onExited: {
+                appmenuRestButtonBackground.border.color = 'transparent'
             }
         }
     }