diff --git a/interactive_select_printer.go b/interactive_select_printer.go
index 13e25f7b2..ccc89804b 100644
--- a/interactive_select_printer.go
+++ b/interactive_select_printer.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pterm
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"sort"
 
 	"atomicgo.dev/cursor"
@@ -106,9 +107,9 @@ func (p *InteractiveSelectPrinter) Show(text ...string) (string, error) {
 		for i, option := range p.Options {
 			if option == p.DefaultOption {
 				p.selectedOption = i
-				if i > 0 {
-					p.displayedOptionsStart = i - 1
-					p.displayedOptionsEnd = i - 1 + maxHeight
+				if i > 0 && len(p.Options) > maxHeight {
+					p.displayedOptionsEnd = int(math.Min(float64(i-1+maxHeight), float64(len(p.Options))))
+					p.displayedOptionsStart = p.displayedOptionsEnd - maxHeight
 				} else {
 					p.displayedOptionsStart = 0
 					p.displayedOptionsEnd = maxHeight
diff --git a/interactive_select_printer_test.go b/interactive_select_printer_test.go
index 35026f8e3..5a4c5a900 100644
--- a/interactive_select_printer_test.go
+++ b/interactive_select_printer_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ func TestInteractiveSelectPrinter_Show(t *testing.T) {
 	testza.AssertEqual(t, "d", result)
 }
 
+func TestInteractiveSelectPrinter_Show_MaxHeightSlidingWindow(t *testing.T) {
+	go func() {
+		keyboard.SimulateKeyPress(keys.Up)
+		keyboard.SimulateKeyPress(keys.Up)
+		keyboard.SimulateKeyPress(keys.Enter)
+	}()
+	result, _ := pterm.DefaultInteractiveSelect.WithOptions([]string{"a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"}).WithDefaultOption("e").Show()
+	testza.AssertEqual(t, "c", result)
+}
+
 func TestInteractiveSelectPrinter_WithDefaultText(t *testing.T) {
 	p := pterm.DefaultInteractiveSelect.WithDefaultText("default")
 	testza.AssertEqual(t, p.DefaultText, "default")