diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
index 1f04be77d3..10a2b4c3cf 100755
--- a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Item
     height: {
         if (UM.LayerView.compatibilityMode) {
             return UM.Theme.getSize("layerview_menu_size_compatibility").height;
+        } else if (UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/layer_view_type") == 0) {
+            return UM.Theme.getSize("layerview_menu_size_material_color_mode").height + UM.LayerView.extruderCount * (UM.Theme.getSize("layerview_row").height + UM.Theme.getSize("layerview_row_spacing").height)
         } else {
             return UM.Theme.getSize("layerview_menu_size").height + UM.LayerView.extruderCount * (UM.Theme.getSize("layerview_row").height + UM.Theme.getSize("layerview_row_spacing").height)
         }
diff --git a/resources/themes/cura-light/theme.json b/resources/themes/cura-light/theme.json
index 98afe76350..3b98ac1ae4 100644
--- a/resources/themes/cura-light/theme.json
+++ b/resources/themes/cura-light/theme.json
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@
         "slider_layerview_margin": [1.0, 1.0],
 
         "layerview_menu_size": [15, 19.5],
+        "layerview_menu_size_material_color_mode": [15, 15.5],
         "layerview_menu_size_compatibility": [22, 22.0],
         "layerview_legend_size": [1.0, 1.0],
         "layerview_row": [11.0, 1.5],