diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/TimelineContainer.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/TimelineContainer.cpp
index fdaf940e00c..dd93c6e8389 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/TimelineContainer.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/TimelineContainer.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ TimelineContainer::TimelineContainer(GUI::Widget& header_container, TimelineView
     update_widget_sizes();
     update_widget_positions();
 
-    set_fixed_height(timeline_view.height() + frame_thickness() * 2);
+    int initial_height = min(300, timeline_view.height() + frame_thickness() * 2);
+    set_fixed_height(initial_height);
 
     m_timeline_view->on_scale_change = [this] {
         update_widget_sizes();