diff --git a/src/bin/e_menu.c b/src/bin/e_menu.c
index 063a2f7c2..2fd934f30 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_menu.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_menu.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ static Eina_Bool    _e_menu_cb_window_shape(void *data, int ev_type, void *ev);
 static void         _e_menu_cb_item_submenu_post_default(void *data, E_Menu *m, E_Menu_Item *mi);
 static Eina_Bool    _e_menu_categories_free_cb(const Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, void *data, void *fdata);
 
+#define MAX_MENU_SIZE 2048
+
 /* local subsystem globals */
 static Ecore_X_Window _e_menu_win = 0;
 static Eina_List *_e_active_menus = NULL;
@@ -1052,10 +1054,16 @@ e_menu_idler_before(void)
              if (((m->cur.w) != (m->prev.w)) ||
                  ((m->cur.h) != (m->prev.h)))
                {
+                  int w, h;
+                  
                   m->prev.w = m->cur.w;
                   m->prev.h = m->cur.h;
-                  ecore_evas_resize(m->ecore_evas, m->cur.w, m->cur.h);
-                  e_container_shape_resize(m->shape, m->cur.w, m->cur.h);
+                  w = m->cur.w;
+                  h = m->cur.h;
+                  if (w > MAX_MENU_SIZE) w = MAX_MENU_SIZE;
+                  if (h > MAX_MENU_SIZE) h = MAX_MENU_SIZE;
+                  ecore_evas_resize(m->ecore_evas, w, h);
+                  e_container_shape_resize(m->shape, w, h);
                }
              if (((m->cur.x) != (m->prev.x)) ||
                  ((m->cur.y) != (m->prev.y)))
@@ -1546,7 +1554,8 @@ _e_menu_realize(E_Menu *m)
    Eina_List *l;
    E_Menu_Item *mi;
    int ok = 0;
-
+   int w, h;
+   
    if (m->realized) return;
    m->realized = 1;
    m->ecore_evas = e_canvas_new(m->zone->container->win,
@@ -1556,7 +1565,11 @@ _e_menu_realize(E_Menu *m)
    eina_hash_add(_e_menu_hash, e_util_winid_str_get(m->evas_win), m);
    m->shape = e_container_shape_add(m->zone->container);
    e_container_shape_move(m->shape, m->cur.x, m->cur.y);
-   e_container_shape_resize(m->shape, m->cur.w, m->cur.h);
+   w = m->cur.w;
+   h = m->cur.h;
+   if (w > MAX_MENU_SIZE) w = MAX_MENU_SIZE;
+   if (h > MAX_MENU_SIZE) h = MAX_MENU_SIZE;
+   e_container_shape_resize(m->shape, w, h);
 
    ecore_evas_callback_resize_set(m->ecore_evas, _e_menu_cb_ecore_evas_resize);
    m->evas = ecore_evas_get(m->ecore_evas);
@@ -1574,7 +1587,7 @@ _e_menu_realize(E_Menu *m)
    evas_object_name_set(o, "menu/background");
    evas_object_data_set(o, "e_menu", m);
    evas_object_move(o, 0, 0);
-   evas_object_resize(o, m->cur.w, m->cur.h);
+   evas_object_resize(o, w, h);
    ok = e_theme_edje_object_set(o, "base/theme/menus",
                                 "e/widgets/menu/default/background");
    if (ok)
@@ -1625,7 +1638,7 @@ _e_menu_realize(E_Menu *m)
 
    _e_menu_items_layout_update(m);
    e_box_thaw(m->container_object);
-   evas_object_resize(m->bg_object, m->cur.w, m->cur.h);
+   evas_object_resize(m->bg_object, w, h);
    evas_event_thaw(m->evas);
 }