diff --git a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
index 76447a94..96a29bff 100644
--- a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
+++ b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
@@ -493,15 +493,23 @@ The following options are further explained in the theming section:
 
     Default: *dmenu*
 
-`-l` *selected line*
+`-row` *selected line*
 
     Select a certain line.
 
     Default: *0*
 
+`-l`  *number of lines to show*
+
+  Maximum number of lines the menu may show before scrolling.
+
+      rofi -lines 25
+
+  Default: *15*
+
 `-i`
 
-    Number mode, return the index of the selected row. (starting at 0)
+    Makes dmenu match menu entries case insensitively.
 
 `-a` *X*
 
diff --git a/doc/rofi.1 b/doc/rofi.1
index 7215f477..afc3377c 100644
--- a/doc/rofi.1
+++ b/doc/rofi.1
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ Default: *dmenu*
 .IP "" 0
 .
 .P
-\fB\-l\fR \fIselected line\fR
+\fB\-row\fR \fIselected line\fR
 .
 .IP "" 4
 .
@@ -886,13 +886,32 @@ Default: *0*
 .IP "" 0
 .
 .P
+\fB\-l\fR \fInumber of lines to show\fR
+.
+.P
+Maximum number of lines the menu may show before scrolling\.
+.
+.IP "" 4
+.
+.nf
+
+  rofi \-lines 25
+.
+.fi
+.
+.IP "" 0
+.
+.P
+Default: \fI15\fR
+.
+.P
 \fB\-i\fR
 .
 .IP "" 4
 .
 .nf
 
-Number mode, return the index of the selected row\. (starting at 0)
+Makes dmenu match menu entries case insensitively\.
 .
 .fi
 .
diff --git a/source/dialogs/dmenu.c b/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
index 1a270359..0e97fe68 100644
--- a/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
+++ b/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int dmenu_switcher_dialog ( char **input )
     find_arg_str ( "-format", &format );
     // Check prompt
     find_arg_str (  "-p", &dmenu_prompt );
-    find_arg_int (  "-l", &selected_line );
+    find_arg_int (  "-row", &selected_line );
     // Urgent.
     char *str = NULL;
     find_arg_str (  "-u", &str );
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ int dmenu_switcher_dialog ( char **input )
         g_strfreev ( tokens );
     }
 
+    find_arg_uint (  "-l", &(config.menu_lines));
 
     /**
      * Dmenu compatibility.