diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SearchableBranchSelect/SearchableBranchSelect.tsx b/src/renderer/components/SearchableBranchSelect/SearchableBranchSelect.tsx
index df54d6df..8ce981ae 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SearchableBranchSelect/SearchableBranchSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SearchableBranchSelect/SearchableBranchSelect.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const SearchableBranchSelect: React.FC<SearchableBranchSelectProps> = ({
   label,
 }) => {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [openDirection, setOpenDirection] = useState<'up' | 'down'>('down');
   const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('');
   const dropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -50,6 +51,34 @@ export const SearchableBranchSelect: React.FC<SearchableBranchSelectProps> = ({
     }
   }, [isOpen]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isOpen || !dropdownRef.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const updateDropdownDirection = () => {
+      if (!dropdownRef.current) return;
+
+      const rect = dropdownRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const spaceBelow = window.innerHeight - rect.bottom;
+      const spaceAbove = rect.top;
+      const estimatedDropdownHeight = 250;
+
+      setOpenDirection(
+        spaceBelow < estimatedDropdownHeight && spaceAbove > spaceBelow ? 'up' : 'down'
+      );
+    };
+
+    updateDropdownDirection();
+    window.addEventListener('resize', updateDropdownDirection);
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', updateDropdownDirection, true);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', updateDropdownDirection);
+      window.removeEventListener('scroll', updateDropdownDirection, true);
+    };
+  }, [isOpen]);
+
   const filteredBranches = branches.filter((branch) =>
     branch.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
   );
@@ -99,7 +128,10 @@ export const SearchableBranchSelect: React.FC<SearchableBranchSelectProps> = ({
 
       {isOpen && (
         <div
-          className="absolute top-full left-0 right-0 mt-1 bg-copilot-surface border border-copilot-border rounded-lg shadow-lg z-50 overflow-hidden"
+          data-testid="searchable-branch-select-menu"
+          className={`absolute left-0 right-0 bg-copilot-surface border border-copilot-border rounded-lg shadow-lg z-50 overflow-hidden ${
+            openDirection === 'up' ? 'bottom-full mb-1' : 'top-full mt-1'
+          }`}
           onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
         >
           {/* Search input */}
diff --git a/tests/components/SearchableBranchSelect.test.tsx b/tests/components/SearchableBranchSelect.test.tsx
index 81e8dfa5..8a5b756d 100644
--- a/tests/components/SearchableBranchSelect.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/components/SearchableBranchSelect.test.tsx
@@ -116,6 +116,40 @@ describe('SearchableBranchSelect Component', () => {
 
       expect(mockOnSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('develop');
     });
+
+    it('opens upward when there is not enough viewport space below', () => {
+      const originalInnerHeight = window.innerHeight;
+      const originalGetBoundingClientRect = HTMLElement.prototype.getBoundingClientRect;
+
+      try {
+        Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerHeight', { value: 400, configurable: true });
+        HTMLElement.prototype.getBoundingClientRect = vi.fn(() => ({
+          top: 350,
+          bottom: 380,
+          left: 0,
+          right: 0,
+          width: 100,
+          height: 30,
+          x: 0,
+          y: 350,
+          toJSON: () => ({}),
+        }));
+
+        render(
+          <SearchableBranchSelect value={null} branches={mockBranches} onSelect={mockOnSelect} />
+        );
+
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button'));
+
+        expect(screen.getByTestId('searchable-branch-select-menu')).toHaveClass('bottom-full');
+      } finally {
+        Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerHeight', {
+          value: originalInnerHeight,
+          configurable: true,
+        });
+        HTMLElement.prototype.getBoundingClientRect = originalGetBoundingClientRect;
+      }
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Empty State', () => {