diff --git a/include/widgets/textbox.h b/include/widgets/textbox.h
index 3386557c..d9320391 100644
--- a/include/widgets/textbox.h
+++ b/include/widgets/textbox.h
@@ -314,12 +314,13 @@ PangoAttrList *textbox_get_pango_attributes(textbox *tb);
 const char *textbox_get_visible_text(const textbox *tb);
 /**
  * @param wid The handle to the textbox.
+ * @param height The height we want the desired width for
  *
  * TODO: is this deprecated by widget::get_desired_width
  *
  * @returns the desired width of the textbox.
  */
-int textbox_get_desired_width(widget *wid);
+int textbox_get_desired_width(widget *wid, const int height);
 
 /**
  * @param tb  Handle to the textbox
diff --git a/include/widgets/widget-internal.h b/include/widgets/widget-internal.h
index 159c80f2..91c3a8d9 100644
--- a/include/widgets/widget-internal.h
+++ b/include/widgets/widget-internal.h
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ struct _widget {
   /** Handle mouse motion, used for dragging */
   gboolean (*motion_notify)(struct _widget *, gint x, gint y);
 
-  int (*get_desired_height)(struct _widget *);
-  int (*get_desired_width)(struct _widget *);
+  int (*get_desired_height)(struct _widget *, const int width);
+  int (*get_desired_width)(struct _widget *, const int height);
 
   void (*set_state)(struct _widget *, const char *);
 
diff --git a/include/widgets/widget.h b/include/widgets/widget.h
index c3aac979..e4139d02 100644
--- a/include/widgets/widget.h
+++ b/include/widgets/widget.h
@@ -318,21 +318,23 @@ gboolean widget_motion_notify(widget *wid, gint x, gint y);
 
 /**
  * @param wid The widget handle
+ * @param width The Widget width to get height for
  *
  * Get the desired height of this widget recursively.
  *
  * @returns the desired height of the widget in pixels.
  */
-int widget_get_desired_height(widget *wid);
+int widget_get_desired_height(widget *wid, const int width);
 
 /**
  * @param wid The widget handle
+ * @param height The Widget height to get height for
  *
  * Get the desired width of this widget recursively.
  *
  * @returns the desired width of the widget in pixels.
  */
-int widget_get_desired_width(widget *wid);
+int widget_get_desired_width(widget *wid, const int height);
 /**
  * @param wid The widget handle
  *
diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index 52b75754..51e4437f 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ static void update_callback(textbox *t, icon *ico, unsigned int index,
       list = pango_attr_list_new();
     }
     if (ico) {
-      int icon_height = widget_get_desired_height(WIDGET(ico));
+      int icon_height = widget_get_desired_height(WIDGET(ico), WIDGET(ico)->w);
       cairo_surface_t *icon =
           mode_get_icon(state->sw, state->line_map[index], icon_height);
       icon_set_surface(ico, icon);
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ static int rofi_view_calculate_height(RofiViewState *state) {
   }
   // Autosize based on widgets.
   widget *main_window = WIDGET(state->main_window);
-  return widget_get_desired_height(main_window);
+  return widget_get_desired_height(main_window, state->width);
 }
 
 static WidgetTriggerActionResult textbox_button_trigger_action(
@@ -1994,8 +1994,6 @@ RofiViewState *rofi_view_create(Mode *sw, const char *input,
   state->distance = (int *)g_malloc0_n(state->num_lines, sizeof(int));
 
   rofi_view_calculate_window_width(state);
-  // Need to resize otherwise calculated desired height is wrong.
-  widget_resize(WIDGET(state->main_window), state->width, 100);
   // Only needed when window is fixed size.
   if ((CacheState.flags & MENU_NORMAL_WINDOW) == MENU_NORMAL_WINDOW) {
     listview_set_fixed_num_lines(state->list_view);
@@ -2048,10 +2046,7 @@ int rofi_view_error_dialog(const char *msg, int markup) {
     listview_set_fixed_num_lines(state->list_view);
   }
   rofi_view_calculate_window_width(state);
-  // Need to resize otherwise calculated desired height is wrong.
-  widget_resize(WIDGET(state->main_window), state->width, 100);
-  // resize window vertically to suit
-  state->height = widget_get_desired_height(WIDGET(state->main_window));
+  state->height = rofi_view_calculate_height(state);
 
   // Calculate window position.
   rofi_view_calculate_window_position(state);
diff --git a/source/widgets/box.c b/source/widgets/box.c
index d1d05ab8..1b5e2933 100644
--- a/source/widgets/box.c
+++ b/source/widgets/box.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct _box {
 
 static void box_update(widget *wid);
 
-static int box_get_desired_width(widget *wid) {
+static int box_get_desired_width(widget *wid, const int height) {
   box *b = (box *)wid;
   int spacing = distance_get_pixel(b->spacing, b->type);
   int width = 0;
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ static int box_get_desired_width(widget *wid) {
       }
       active_widgets++;
       if (child->expand == TRUE) {
-        width += widget_get_desired_width(child);
+        width += widget_get_desired_width(child, height);
         continue;
       }
-      width += widget_get_desired_width(child);
+      width += widget_get_desired_width(child, height);
     }
     if (active_widgets > 0) {
       width += (active_widgets - 1) * spacing;
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ static int box_get_desired_width(widget *wid) {
       if (!child->enabled) {
         continue;
       }
-      width = MAX(widget_get_desired_width(child), width);
+      width = MAX(widget_get_desired_width(child, height), width);
     }
   }
   width += widget_padding_get_padding_width(wid);
   return width;
 }
-static int box_get_desired_height(widget *wid) {
+static int box_get_desired_height(widget *wid, const int width) {
   box *b = (box *)wid;
   int spacing = distance_get_pixel(b->spacing, b->type);
   int height = 0;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int box_get_desired_height(widget *wid) {
         continue;
       }
       active_widgets++;
-      height += widget_get_desired_height(child);
+      height += widget_get_desired_height(child, width);
     }
     if (active_widgets > 0) {
       height += (active_widgets - 1) * spacing;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int box_get_desired_height(widget *wid) {
       if (!child->enabled) {
         continue;
       }
-      height = MAX(widget_get_desired_height(child), height);
+      height = MAX(widget_get_desired_height(child, width), height);
     }
   }
   height += widget_padding_get_padding_height(wid);
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ static void vert_calculate_size(box *b) {
        iter = g_list_next(iter)) {
     widget *child = (widget *)iter->data;
     if (child->enabled && child->expand == FALSE) {
-      widget_resize(child, rem_width, widget_get_desired_height(child));
+      widget_resize(child, rem_width,
+                    widget_get_desired_height(child, rem_width));
     }
   }
   b->max_size = 0;
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ static void hori_calculate_size(box *b) {
     widget *child = (widget *)iter->data;
     if (child->enabled && child->expand == FALSE) {
       widget_resize(child,
-                    widget_get_desired_width(child), // child->w,
+                    widget_get_desired_width(child, rem_height), // child->w,
                     rem_height);
     }
   }
diff --git a/source/widgets/container.c b/source/widgets/container.c
index 725a1a46..50672267 100644
--- a/source/widgets/container.c
+++ b/source/widgets/container.c
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ struct _container {
 
 static void container_update(widget *wid);
 
-static int container_get_desired_height(widget *widget) {
+static int container_get_desired_height(widget *widget, const int width) {
   container *b = (container *)widget;
   int height = 0;
   if (b->child) {
-    height += widget_get_desired_height(b->child);
+    height += widget_get_desired_height(b->child, width);
   }
   height += widget_padding_get_padding_height(widget);
   return height;
diff --git a/source/widgets/icon.c b/source/widgets/icon.c
index 99fa1cb0..a669d220 100644
--- a/source/widgets/icon.c
+++ b/source/widgets/icon.c
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ struct _icon {
   cairo_surface_t *icon;
 };
 
-static int icon_get_desired_height(widget *widget) {
+static int icon_get_desired_height(widget *widget,
+                                   G_GNUC_UNUSED const int width) {
   icon *b = (icon *)widget;
   int height = b->size;
   if (b->squared == FALSE) {
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ static int icon_get_desired_height(widget *widget) {
   height += widget_padding_get_padding_height(widget);
   return height;
 }
-static int icon_get_desired_width(widget *widget) {
+static int icon_get_desired_width(widget *widget,
+                                  G_GNUC_UNUSED const int height) {
   icon *b = (icon *)widget;
   int width = b->size;
   if (b->squared == FALSE) {
diff --git a/source/widgets/listview.c b/source/widgets/listview.c
index 853aed22..8605f2d2 100644
--- a/source/widgets/listview.c
+++ b/source/widgets/listview.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void listview_create_row(listview *lv, _listview_row *row) {
   g_list_free_full(list, g_free);
 }
 
-static int listview_get_desired_height(widget *wid);
+static int listview_get_desired_height(widget *wid, const int width);
 
 static void listview_free(widget *wid) {
   listview *lv = (listview *)wid;
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ static void barview_draw(widget *wid, cairo_t *draw) {
       if (lv->barview.direction == LEFT_TO_RIGHT) {
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < max && width > 0; i++) {
           update_element(lv, i, i + offset, TRUE);
-          int twidth = widget_get_desired_width(WIDGET(lv->boxes[i].box));
+          int twidth = widget_get_desired_width(WIDGET(lv->boxes[i].box),
+                                                lv->element_height);
           if (twidth >= width) {
             if (!first) {
               break;
@@ -339,7 +340,8 @@ static void barview_draw(widget *wid, cairo_t *draw) {
         for (unsigned int i = 0;
              i < lv->cur_elements && width > 0 && i <= offset; i++) {
           update_element(lv, i, offset - i, TRUE);
-          int twidth = widget_get_desired_width(WIDGET(lv->boxes[i].box));
+          int twidth = widget_get_desired_width(WIDGET(lv->boxes[i].box),
+                                                lv->element_height);
           if (twidth >= width) {
             if (!first) {
               break;
@@ -687,7 +689,8 @@ listview *listview_create(widget *parent, const char *name,
     };
     textbox_text(row.textbox, buff);
   }
-  lv->element_height = widget_get_desired_height(WIDGET(row.box));
+  // Make textbox very wide.
+  lv->element_height = widget_get_desired_height(WIDGET(row.box), 100000);
   widget_free(WIDGET(row.box));
 
   lv->callback = cb;
@@ -877,7 +880,8 @@ void listview_nav_page_next(listview *lv) {
   }
 }
 
-static int listview_get_desired_height(widget *wid) {
+static int listview_get_desired_height(widget *wid,
+                                       G_GNUC_UNUSED const int width) {
   listview *lv = (listview *)wid;
   if (lv == NULL || lv->widget.enabled == FALSE) {
     return 0;
diff --git a/source/widgets/scrollbar.c b/source/widgets/scrollbar.c
index aaa23b68..73740588 100644
--- a/source/widgets/scrollbar.c
+++ b/source/widgets/scrollbar.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 static void scrollbar_draw(widget *, cairo_t *);
 static void scrollbar_free(widget *);
 
-static int scrollbar_get_desired_height(widget *wid) {
+static int scrollbar_get_desired_height(widget *wid,
+                                        G_GNUC_UNUSED const int width) {
   // Want height we are.
   return wid->h;
 }
diff --git a/source/widgets/textbox.c b/source/widgets/textbox.c
index 57d76844..d5414f87 100644
--- a/source/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/source/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -76,16 +76,24 @@ static void textbox_resize(widget *wid, short w, short h) {
   textbox *tb = (textbox *)wid;
   textbox_moveresize(tb, tb->widget.x, tb->widget.y, w, h);
 }
-static int textbox_get_desired_height(widget *wid) {
+static int textbox_get_desired_height(widget *wid, const int width) {
   textbox *tb = (textbox *)wid;
+  unsigned int offset = ((tb->flags & TB_INDICATOR) ? DOT_OFFSET : 0);
   if ((tb->flags & TB_AUTOHEIGHT) == 0) {
     return tb->widget.h;
   }
   if (tb->changed) {
     __textbox_update_pango_text(tb);
   }
+  int old_width = pango_layout_get_width(tb->layout);
+  pango_layout_set_width(
+      tb->layout,
+      PANGO_SCALE *
+          (width - widget_padding_get_padding_width(WIDGET(tb)) - offset));
+
   int height =
       textbox_get_estimated_height(tb, pango_layout_get_line_count(tb->layout));
+  pango_layout_set_width(tb->layout, old_width);
   return height;
 }
 
@@ -899,7 +907,7 @@ int textbox_get_estimated_height(const textbox *tb, int eh) {
   int height = tb->tbfc->height;
   return (eh * height) + widget_padding_get_padding_height(WIDGET(tb));
 }
-int textbox_get_desired_width(widget *wid) {
+int textbox_get_desired_width(widget *wid, G_GNUC_UNUSED const int height) {
   if (wid == NULL) {
     return 0;
   }
diff --git a/source/widgets/widget.c b/source/widgets/widget.c
index 97a4f45c..aaaea1f8 100644
--- a/source/widgets/widget.c
+++ b/source/widgets/widget.c
@@ -646,23 +646,23 @@ int widget_padding_get_padding_width(const widget *wid) {
   return width;
 }
 
-int widget_get_desired_height(widget *wid) {
+int widget_get_desired_height(widget *wid, const int width) {
   if (wid == NULL) {
     return 0;
   }
   if (wid->get_desired_height == NULL) {
     return wid->h;
   }
-  return wid->get_desired_height(wid);
+  return wid->get_desired_height(wid, width);
 }
-int widget_get_desired_width(widget *wid) {
+int widget_get_desired_width(widget *wid, const int height) {
   if (wid == NULL) {
     return 0;
   }
   if (wid->get_desired_width == NULL) {
     return wid->w;
   }
-  return wid->get_desired_width(wid);
+  return wid->get_desired_width(wid, height);
 }
 
 int widget_get_absolute_xpos(widget *wid) {