diff --git a/packages/uui-modal/lib/uui-modal-sidebar.element.ts b/packages/uui-modal/lib/uui-modal-sidebar.element.ts
index deb7ff8ce..d5749d190 100644
--- a/packages/uui-modal/lib/uui-modal-sidebar.element.ts
+++ b/packages/uui-modal/lib/uui-modal-sidebar.element.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export class UUIModalSidebarElement extends UUIModalElement {
           --uui-modal-sidebar-background,
           var(--uui-color-surface)
         );
+        overflow: hidden auto;
       }
       :host([index='0']) dialog {
         box-shadow: var(--uui-shadow-depth-5);