diff --git a/src/static/css/pad/form.css b/src/static/css/pad/form.css
index 5475d7d5c6a..8dd9f40da4a 100644
--- a/src/static/css/pad/form.css
+++ b/src/static/css/pad/form.css
@@ -132,11 +132,23 @@ select, .nice-select {
   bottom: calc(100% + 5px);
   top: auto;
 }
-.toolbar .nice-select .list {
+.toolbar .nice-select .list,
+/* Popups are scroll containers (see popup.css), which would otherwise clip the
+   absolutely-positioned dropdown list. Float it above the popup with fixed
+   positioning, matching how the toolbar dropdowns escape their container. */
+.popup .nice-select .list {
   position: fixed;
   top: auto;
   left: auto;
 }
+/* The default .reverse rule above sets bottom: calc(100% + 5px) so an
+   absolutely-positioned list opens upward inside its parent. Once the list is
+   position:fixed, that percentage resolves against the viewport instead and
+   would push the list off-screen, so we let JS place it via `top` only. */
+.toolbar .nice-select.reverse .list,
+.popup .nice-select.reverse .list {
+  bottom: auto;
+}
 .nice-select .list:hover .option:not(:hover) {
   background-color: transparent !important;
 }
diff --git a/src/static/css/pad/popup.css b/src/static/css/pad/popup.css
index a0d989c147b..2035774d6af 100644
--- a/src/static/css/pad/popup.css
+++ b/src/static/css/pad/popup.css
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
   background: #f7f7f7;
   min-width: min(300px, 90vw);
   max-width: min(600px, 95vw);
+  /* Constrain height so popups (notably Settings with Pad-wide Settings
+     enabled) scroll instead of cropping items off-screen on short windows.
+     Fixes #7696. */
+  max-height: calc(100vh - 20px);
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+/* Chat manages its own scroll and floats author-colour pickers outside the
+   popup, so it must not become a scroll container. */
+.popup#users .popup-content {
+  overflow: visible;
 }
 .popup input[type=text] {
   width: 100%;
@@ -76,10 +87,6 @@
   }
   .popup-content {
     max-height: 80vh;
-    overflow: auto;
-  }
-  .popup#users .popup-content {
-    overflow: visible;
   }
 }
 /* Move popup to the bottom, except popup linked to left toolbar, like hyperklink popup */
diff --git a/src/static/js/vendors/nice-select.ts b/src/static/js/vendors/nice-select.ts
index ec76b3cef15..4f1ff8ab16d 100644
--- a/src/static/js/vendors/nice-select.ts
+++ b/src/static/js/vendors/nice-select.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,25 @@
         }
         $dropdown.find('.list').css('max-height', $maxListHeight + 'px');
 
+        // Popups are scroll containers (since #7696) which would clip the
+        // absolutely-positioned dropdown list. The list is repositioned with
+        // `position: fixed` (see form.css) so it floats above the popup; we
+        // need viewport-relative coordinates here. Done after the reverse
+        // class is decided so we know which side of the dropdown to anchor.
+        if ($dropdown.closest('.toolbar').length === 0
+            && $dropdown.closest('.popup-content').length > 0) {
+          var rect = $dropdown[0].getBoundingClientRect();
+          var $list = $dropdown.find('.list');
+          $list.css('left', rect.left);
+          $list.css('min-width', $dropdown.outerWidth() + 'px');
+          // Clear .reverse's `bottom: calc(100% + 5px)` — with position:fixed
+          // it would resolve against the viewport and push the list offscreen.
+          $list.css('bottom', 'auto');
+          $list.css('top', $dropdown.hasClass('reverse')
+              ? rect.top - $maxListHeight - 5
+              : rect.bottom);
+        }
+
       } else {
         $dropdown.trigger('focus');
       }
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend-new/specs/pad_settings.spec.ts b/src/tests/frontend-new/specs/pad_settings.spec.ts
index 9adbd25c185..1fbd74f86d8 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend-new/specs/pad_settings.spec.ts
+++ b/src/tests/frontend-new/specs/pad_settings.spec.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,59 @@ test.describe('creator-owned pad settings', () => {
     await context2.close();
   });
 
+  // #7696: on a short viewport the settings popup must scroll so items in
+  // Pad-wide Settings (notably "Delete pad") stay reachable instead of being
+  // cropped off-screen with no scrollbar.
+  test('settings popup stays scrollable when the viewport is short', async ({page}) => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({width: 900, height: 500});
+    await goToNewPad(page);
+    await showSettings(page);
+
+    const popupContent = page.locator('#settings > .popup-content');
+    await expect(popupContent).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.locator('#pad-settings-section')).toBeVisible();
+
+    // The popup must declare scrollable overflow (otherwise the previous bug
+    // recurs even if content happens to fit by coincidence).
+    await expect(popupContent).toHaveCSS('overflow-y', 'auto');
+
+    // Delete pad sits at the bottom of Pad-wide Settings; on a short viewport
+    // it starts off-screen and must become reachable by scrolling the popup.
+    const deletePad = page.locator('#delete-pad');
+    await expect(deletePad).not.toBeInViewport();
+    await deletePad.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
+    await expect(deletePad).toBeInViewport();
+  });
+
+  // #7696 follow-up: the Pad-wide font/language nice-select dropdowns sit
+  // near the bottom of the popup, so opening one triggers the .reverse path
+  // (open upward). Floating the list with position:fixed must not pick up
+  // the default `.reverse { bottom: calc(100% + 5px) }` rule, which would
+  // resolve against the viewport and place the list off-screen.
+  test('Pad-wide font dropdown opens visibly when popup is scrolled to bottom', async ({page}) => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({width: 900, height: 500});
+    await goToNewPad(page);
+    await showSettings(page);
+
+    // Force the font dropdown into the lower portion of the viewport so
+    // .reverse triggers and the list opens upward.
+    await page.locator('#settings > .popup-content').evaluate((el) => {
+      el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight;
+    });
+
+    const fontDropdown = page.locator('#padsettings-viewfontmenu + .nice-select');
+    await expect(fontDropdown).toBeInViewport();
+
+    await fontDropdown.click();
+    const list = fontDropdown.locator('.list');
+    await expect(list).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(list).toBeInViewport();
+
+    // The first option must be reachable so users can actually pick a font.
+    await fontDropdown.locator('.option').first().click();
+    await expect(fontDropdown).not.toHaveClass(/open/);
+  });
+
   // #7592: ticking "Disable chat" must visibly disable the dependent
   // "Chat always on screen" / "Show Chat and Users" toggles, not just
   // make the underlying inputs non-interactive.