diff --git a/man/wofi.1 b/man/wofi.1
index 735451f..47e6510 100644
--- a/man/wofi.1
+++ b/man/wofi.1
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ Disables multiple actions for modes that support it.
 .TP
 .B \-D, \-\-define=\fIKEY=VALUE\fR
 Sets a config option
+.TP
+.B \-L, \-\-lines=\fILINES\fR
+Specifies the height in number of lines instead of pixels.
 
 .SH CONFIGURATION
 Wofi has 3 main files used for configuration. All files are completely optional.
diff --git a/man/wofi.5 b/man/wofi.5
index 5cb307b..3bcbd99 100644
--- a/man/wofi.5
+++ b/man/wofi.5
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ Specifies the location. See \fBwofi\fR(7) for more information, default is cente
 .B no_actions=\fIBOOL\fR
 If true disables multiple actions for modes that support it, default is false.
 .TP
+.B lines=\fILINES\fR
+Specifies the height in number of lines instead of pixels.
+.TP
 .B orientation=\fIORIENTATION\fR
 Specifies the orientation, it can be either horizontal or vertical, default is vertical.
 .TP
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 019535c..bfa9097 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static void print_usage(char** argv) {
 	printf("--location\t-l\tSets the location\n");
 	printf("--no-actions\t-a\tDisables multiple actions for modes that support it\n");
 	printf("--define\t-D\tSets a config option\n");
+	printf("--lines\t\t-L\tSets the height in number of lines\n");
 	exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -359,6 +360,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 			.flag = NULL,
 			.val = 'D'
 		},
+		{
+			.name = "lines",
+			.has_arg = required_argument,
+			.flag = NULL,
+			.val = 'L'
+		},
 		{
 			.name = NULL,
 			.has_arg = 0,
@@ -389,13 +396,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	char* parse_search = NULL;
 	char* location = NULL;
 	char* no_actions = NULL;
+	char* lines = NULL;
 
 	struct wl_list options;
 	wl_list_init(&options);
 	struct option_node* node;
 
 	int opt;
-	while((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hfc:s:C:dS:W:H:p:x:y:nImk:t:P::ebM:iqvl:aD:", opts, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hfc:s:C:dS:W:H:p:x:y:nImk:t:P::ebM:iqvl:aD:L:", opts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch(opt) {
 		case 'h':
 			print_usage(argv);
@@ -486,6 +494,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 			node->option = optarg;
 			wl_list_insert(&options, &node->link);
 			break;
+		case 'L':
+			lines = optarg;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -650,6 +661,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	if(no_actions != NULL) {
 		map_put(config, "no_actions", no_actions);
 	}
+	if(lines != NULL) {
+		map_put(config, "lines", lines);
+	}
 
 	struct sigaction sigact;
 	memset(&sigact, 0, sizeof(sigact));
diff --git a/src/wofi.c b/src/wofi.c
index 17734a6..029ef08 100644
--- a/src/wofi.c
+++ b/src/wofi.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include <wofi.h>
 
+#define LINE_HEIGHT 25
+
 static const char* terminals[] = {"kitty", "termite", "gnome-terminal", "weston-terminal"};
 
 enum matching_mode {
@@ -394,6 +396,20 @@ static gboolean _insert_widget(gpointer data) {
 	GtkWidget* child = gtk_flow_box_child_new();
 	gtk_widget_set_name(child, "entry");
 
+	size_t lf_count = 1;
+	size_t text_len = strlen(node->text[0]);
+	for(size_t count = 0; count < text_len; ++count) {
+		if(node->text[0][count] == '\n') {
+			++lf_count;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(allow_images) {
+		gtk_widget_set_size_request(child, width, (image_size + 10) * lf_count);
+	} else {
+		gtk_widget_set_size_request(child, width, LINE_HEIGHT * lf_count);
+	}
+
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(child), parent);
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(inner_box), child);
 	gtk_widget_show_all(child);
@@ -1040,8 +1056,17 @@ void wofi_init(struct map* _config) {
 			"center", "top_left", "top", "top_right", "right", "bottom_right", "bottom", "bottom_left", "left",
 			"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8");
 	no_actions = strcmp(config_get(config, "no_actions", "false"), "true") == 0;
+	uint64_t lines = strtol(config_get(config, "lines", "0"), NULL, 10);
 	modes = map_init_void();
 
+	if(lines > 0) {
+		if(allow_images) {
+			height = lines * (image_size + 10);
+		} else {
+			height = lines * LINE_HEIGHT;
+		}
+	}
+
 	window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
 	gtk_widget_realize(window);
 	gtk_widget_set_name(window, "window");
@@ -1075,6 +1100,7 @@ void wofi_init(struct map* _config) {
 	gtk_widget_set_name(outer_box, "outer-box");
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window), outer_box);
 	entry = gtk_search_entry_new();
+
 	gtk_widget_set_name(entry, "input");
 	gtk_entry_set_placeholder_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry), prompt);
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(outer_box), entry);