diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/PositivePromptField.browser.test.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/PositivePromptField.browser.test.tsx
index 8d01dbc28be..69e639e4412 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/PositivePromptField.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/PositivePromptField.browser.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* oxlint-disable react-perf/jsx-no-new-array-as-prop, react-perf/jsx-no-new-function-as-prop */
 import type { GenerateModelConfig } from '@features/generation/core/types';
+import type { WildcardRecord } from '@features/generation/data/wildcards';
 
 import { ChakraProvider } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { DndContext } from '@dnd-kit/core';
@@ -8,10 +9,11 @@ import { adjustFocusedPromptAttention } from '@features/generation/ui/promptFiel
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { system } from '@theme/system';
 import i18next from 'i18next';
-import { act } from 'react';
+import { act, useState } from 'react';
 import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { I18nextProvider, initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';
 import { afterEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { userEvent } from 'vitest/browser';
 
 const i18n = i18next.createInstance();
 
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ vi.mock('@features/generation/ui/GenerationUiContext', async (importOriginal) =>
   }),
 }));
 
+const wildcardRecords: WildcardRecord[] = [];
+
 vi.mock('@features/generation/data/wildcards', async (importOriginal) => ({
   // Partial: the real module's other exports (constants, mappers) stay available to what imports them.
   ...(await importOriginal<Record<string, unknown>>()),
@@ -36,7 +40,10 @@ vi.mock('@features/generation/data/wildcards', async (importOriginal) => ({
   deleteWildcard: vi.fn(),
   invalidateWildcardDependents: vi.fn(),
   updateWildcard: vi.fn(),
-  wildcardsQueryOptions: () => ({ queryFn: () => Promise.resolve([]), queryKey: ['generation', 'wildcards'] }),
+  wildcardsQueryOptions: () => ({
+    queryFn: () => Promise.resolve(wildcardRecords),
+    queryKey: ['generation', 'wildcards'],
+  }),
 }));
 
 let host: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   host?.remove();
   host = null;
   root = null;
+  wildcardRecords.length = 0;
 });
 
 it('keeps positive prompt actions enabled when stale view mode has no active template', async () => {
@@ -148,3 +156,62 @@ it('colours and weights attention syntax only while the selected model reads it'
   expect(await weightCat()).toBe(true);
   await expect.poll(() => textarea().value).toBe('a cat++');
 });
+
+it('keeps overflowing wildcard suggestions open when the list scrolls', async () => {
+  wildcardRecords.push(
+    ...Array.from({ length: 24 }, (_, index) => ({ id: `wildcard-${index}`, name: `w${index}`, values: ['red'] }))
+  );
+  const Prompt = () => {
+    const [value, setValue] = useState('');
+
+    return (
+      <PositivePromptField
+        heightPx={96}
+        loras={[]}
+        projectId="project-1"
+        selectedModel={undefined}
+        showSyntaxHighlighting={false}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={setValue}
+        onResizeEnd={vi.fn()}
+        onUsePrompt={vi.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+  };
+
+  host = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.append(host);
+  root = createRoot(host);
+  await act(() => {
+    root?.render(
+      <I18nextProvider i18n={i18n}>
+        <QueryClientProvider client={new QueryClient()}>
+          <ChakraProvider value={system}>
+            <DndContext>
+              <Prompt />
+            </DndContext>
+          </ChakraProvider>
+        </QueryClientProvider>
+      </I18nextProvider>
+    );
+  });
+  await act(async () => {
+    await userEvent.type(host!.querySelector('textarea')!, '__');
+  });
+  await expect.poll(() => document.querySelector('[role="listbox"]')).not.toBeNull();
+
+  const list = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="listbox"]')!;
+
+  expect(list.scrollHeight).toBeGreaterThan(list.clientHeight);
+  await act(async () => {
+    const scrolled = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      list.addEventListener('scroll', () => resolve(), { once: true });
+    });
+
+    list.scrollTop = list.scrollHeight;
+    await scrolled;
+  });
+
+  expect(document.querySelector('[role="listbox"]')).toBe(list);
+  expect(list.scrollTop).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+});
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/PromptTriggerAutocomplete.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/PromptTriggerAutocomplete.tsx
index a636e8c2692..dc393f4ba34 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/PromptTriggerAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/PromptTriggerAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { MouseEvent } from 'react';
 
 import { Box, Portal, Stack, Text } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { groupPromptTriggerOptions } from '@features/generation/ui/promptFields/promptTriggerOptions';
+import { PROMPT_TRIGGER_AUTOCOMPLETE_SCROLL_PROPS } from '@features/generation/ui/promptFields/useDismissOnViewportChange';
 import { MiddleTruncate } from '@platform/ui/MiddleTruncate';
 import { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export const PromptTriggerAutocomplete = ({
   return (
     <Portal>
       <Box
+        {...PROMPT_TRIGGER_AUTOCOMPLETE_SCROLL_PROPS}
         aria-label={t('widgets.generate.completionSuggestions')}
         bg="bg.muted"
         borderColor="border.emphasized"
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/useDismissOnViewportChange.ts b/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/useDismissOnViewportChange.ts
index 7b4c97ee1b2..9da8cd27004 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/useDismissOnViewportChange.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/webv2/src/features/generation/ui/promptFields/useDismissOnViewportChange.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 import { useMountEffect } from '@platform/react/useMountEffect';
 
-/** Dismiss stale page-space anchors on scrolling, excluding the popover's own scroll. */
+/**
+ * Marks the prompt-trigger autocomplete list, the scroll container for its options.
+ * Scrolling that list is the suggestion moving, not the anchored field leaving the viewport.
+ */
+const PROMPT_TRIGGER_AUTOCOMPLETE_ATTR = 'data-prompt-trigger-autocomplete';
+export const PROMPT_TRIGGER_AUTOCOMPLETE_SCROLL_PROPS = { [PROMPT_TRIGGER_AUTOCOMPLETE_ATTR]: '' } as const;
+
+/** Popover content and the autocomplete list. Descendants count: the event target may be an option. */
+const EXEMPT_SCROLL_SELECTOR = `[data-scope="popover"][data-part="content"], [${PROMPT_TRIGGER_AUTOCOMPLETE_ATTR}]`;
+
+/** Dismiss stale page-space anchors on scroll or resize, excluding scrolls inside an anchored surface. */
 export const useDismissOnViewportChange = (enabled: boolean, dismiss: () => void): void => {
   useMountEffect(() => {
     if (!enabled) {
@@ -8,7 +18,8 @@ export const useDismissOnViewportChange = (enabled: boolean, dismiss: () => void
     }
 
     const handleViewportChange = (event: Event) => {
-      if (event.target instanceof Element && event.target.closest('[data-scope="popover"][data-part="content"]')) {
+      // Resize targets the window, so it still dismisses. Only element scrolls can be internal.
+      if (event.target instanceof Element && event.target.closest(EXEMPT_SCROLL_SELECTOR)) {
         return;
       }