diff --git a/phpmon/Domain/Menu/StatusMenu+Items.swift b/phpmon/Domain/Menu/StatusMenu+Items.swift
index 2de18f1..07a28d7 100644
--- a/phpmon/Domain/Menu/StatusMenu+Items.swift
+++ b/phpmon/Domain/Menu/StatusMenu+Items.swift
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ extension StatusMenu {
         }
 
         addItem(HeaderView.asMenuItem(
-            text: "\("mi_php_version".localized) \(PhpEnv.phpInstall.version.long)")
-        )
+            text: "\("mi_php_version".localized) \(PhpEnv.phpInstall.version.long)",
+            minimumWidth: 280 // this ensures the menu is at least wide enough not to cause clipping
+        ))
     }
 
     func addPhpActionMenuItems() {
diff --git a/phpmon/Domain/SwiftUI/Menu/HeaderView.swift b/phpmon/Domain/SwiftUI/Menu/HeaderView.swift
index 430ed33..b61f08f 100644
--- a/phpmon/Domain/SwiftUI/Menu/HeaderView.swift
+++ b/phpmon/Domain/SwiftUI/Menu/HeaderView.swift
@@ -26,11 +26,17 @@ struct HeaderView: View {
 
     static func asMenuItem(
         text: String,
-        width: Int? = nil
+        minimumWidth: CGFloat? = nil
     ) -> NSMenuItem {
         let view = NSHostingView(rootView: Self(text: text))
         view.autoresizingMask = [.width, .height]
-        view.setFrameSize(CGSize(width: view.frame.width, height: 24))
+
+        var finalWidth = view.frame.width
+        if minimumWidth != nil && minimumWidth! > finalWidth {
+            finalWidth = minimumWidth!
+        }
+
+        view.setFrameSize(CGSize(width: finalWidth, height: 24))
 
         let item = NSMenuItem()
         item.view = view