diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/player-controls/player-controls.component.html b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/player-controls/player-controls.component.html
index 16b533195..a85df057c 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/player-controls/player-controls.component.html
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/player-controls/player-controls.component.html
@@ -359,6 +359,11 @@
                                     'EMBEDDED_MPV.PLAYER.SUBTITLES' | translate
                                 }}
                             </div>
+                            <!-- Single scroll owner for the track list AND the
+                                 delay/style sections: on short players the
+                                 popover height cap must scroll everything, not
+                                 clip the sections outside the list. -->
+                            <div class="player-controls__subtitle-body">
                             <div class="player-controls__track-list">
                                 @if (
                                     capabilities().subtitles &&
@@ -619,6 +624,7 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             }
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                     }
                 </div>
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/player-controls/player-controls.component.scss b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/player-controls/player-controls.component.scss
index 8348c3e95..79059f289 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/player-controls/player-controls.component.scss
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/player-controls/player-controls.component.scss
@@ -505,6 +505,25 @@
     color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
 }
 
+// Single scroll owner for the subtitle popover's list + delay/style sections:
+// on short players (e.g. the 220px portal player) the panel's max-height cap
+// must scroll ALL content — sections outside the list's own scroll area would
+// otherwise clip or overflow into the controls bar.
+.player-controls__subtitle-body {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    flex: 0 1 auto;
+    min-height: 0;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    scrollbar-width: thin;
+}
+
+// Inside the shared scroll owner the list must not nest a second scroll area.
+.player-controls__subtitle-body .player-controls__track-list {
+    flex: none;
+    overflow-y: visible;
+}
+
 .player-controls__subtitle-section {
     flex: 0 0 auto;
     margin-top: 8px;