diff --git a/include/widgets/listview.h b/include/widgets/listview.h
index 461c784f..29211838 100644
--- a/include/widgets/listview.h
+++ b/include/widgets/listview.h
@@ -232,13 +232,6 @@ void listview_set_scroll_type(listview *lv, ScrollType type);
 void listview_set_mouse_activated_cb(listview *lv,
                                      listview_mouse_activated_cb cb,
                                      void *udata);
-/**
- * @param lv Handler to the listview object.
- * @param num_lines the maximum number of lines to display.
- *
- * Set the maximum number of lines to display.
- */
-void listview_set_num_lines(listview *lv, unsigned int num_lines);
 
 /**
  * @param lv Handler to the listview object.
diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index 331b7852..fecd48e0 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -2166,9 +2166,6 @@ static void rofi_view_add_widget(RofiViewState *state, widget *parent_widget,
     listview_set_mouse_activated_cb(
         state->list_view, rofi_view_listview_mouse_activated_cb, state);
 
-    int lines = rofi_theme_get_integer(WIDGET(state->list_view), "lines",
-                                       DEFAULT_MENU_LINES);
-    listview_set_num_lines(state->list_view, lines);
     listview_set_max_lines(state->list_view, state->num_lines);
   }
   /**
diff --git a/source/widgets/listview.c b/source/widgets/listview.c
index 79e81893..02b6d109 100644
--- a/source/widgets/listview.c
+++ b/source/widgets/listview.c
@@ -607,7 +607,11 @@ static void listview_resize(widget *wid, short w, short h) {
   lv->widget.h = MAX(0, h);
   int height = lv->widget.h - widget_padding_get_padding_height(WIDGET(lv));
   int spacing_vert = distance_get_pixel(lv->spacing, ROFI_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL);
-  lv->max_rows = (spacing_vert + height) / (lv->element_height + spacing_vert);
+  if ( lv->widget.h == 0 ) {
+	  lv->max_rows = lv->menu_lines;
+  } else {
+	  lv->max_rows = (spacing_vert + height) / (lv->element_height + spacing_vert);
+  }
   lv->max_elements = lv->max_rows * lv->menu_columns;
 
   widget_move(WIDGET(lv->scrollbar),
@@ -758,6 +762,8 @@ listview *listview_create(widget *parent, const char *name,
   lv->spacing = rofi_theme_get_distance(WIDGET(lv), "spacing", DEFAULT_SPACING);
   lv->menu_columns =
       rofi_theme_get_integer(WIDGET(lv), "columns", DEFAULT_MENU_COLUMNS);
+  lv->menu_lines =
+      rofi_theme_get_integer(WIDGET(lv), "lines", DEFAULT_MENU_LINES);
   lv->fixed_num_lines = rofi_theme_get_boolean(WIDGET(lv), "fixed-height",
                                                config.fixed_num_lines);
   lv->dynamic = rofi_theme_get_boolean(WIDGET(lv), "dynamic", TRUE);
@@ -1080,11 +1086,6 @@ void listview_set_mouse_activated_cb(listview *lv,
     lv->mouse_activated_data = udata;
   }
 }
-void listview_set_num_lines(listview *lv, unsigned int num_lines) {
-  if (lv) {
-    lv->menu_lines = num_lines;
-  }
-}
 
 void listview_set_max_lines(listview *lv, unsigned int max_lines) {
   if (lv) {