diff --git a/ietf/templates/ietf.html b/ietf/templates/ietf.html
index 05c29744c..8bbc6ba56 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/ietf.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/ietf.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
         {% if not hide_menu %} {# ugly hack for the more or less unported meeting agenda edit pages #}
           <div class="row">
-	    <div class="col-xs-3 col-md-2 leftmenu">
+	    <div class="col-xs-3 col-md-2 leftmenu col-fixed-leftmenu">
 	      <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked panel panel-default panel-body">
                 {% include "base/menu.html" with flavor="left" %}
               </ul>
diff --git a/static/css/ietf.css b/static/css/ietf.css
index 09fa401d2..850d8fd88 100644
--- a/static/css/ietf.css
+++ b/static/css/ietf.css
@@ -301,3 +301,7 @@ form.add-email textarea {
 table.materials .snippable {
   width: 25em;
 }
+
+.col-fixed-leftmenu {
+  max-width: 200px;
+}