diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AskUserQuestionCardView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AskUserQuestionCardView.swift
index fdcf16f..4a81684 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AskUserQuestionCardView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AskUserQuestionCardView.swift
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ struct AskUserQuestionCardView: View {
         }
         .padding()
         .glassSurface(cornerRadius: 20)
+        // A hard ceiling on the whole card so it can never exceed the screen; `nil` (before the
+        // height is measured) leaves it unconstrained.
+        .frame(maxHeight: availableHeight > 0 ? availableHeight - 12 : nil, alignment: .bottom)
+    }
+
+    /// The height the scrolling question region may take before it starts scrolling — the screen
+    /// minus a reserve for the header and the button row, so those always have room. Falls back to
+    /// a roomy default before the height is measured.
+    private var middleMaxHeight: CGFloat {
+        let base = availableHeight > 0 ? availableHeight - 12 : 640
+        return max(160, base - 170)
     }
 
     // MARK: - Wizard state