diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
index 8eacb7d950d9565d2ab2d54ba8157b8a1f88596d..f89f2f30443f8f66b84e463769f5454e1961a289 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
@@ -187,11 +187,12 @@
   @include set-invisible;
   display: block;
   position: absolute;
-  width: 100%;
+  width: auto;
   top: 100%;
   left: 0;
   z-index: 9;
   min-width: 240px;
+  max-width: 500px;
   margin-top: 2px;
   margin-bottom: 0;
   font-size: 14px;
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/artifacts-download-dropdown-menu-is-too-narrow.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/artifacts-download-dropdown-menu-is-too-narrow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7d47c60e262410143a062af5dd605e4902562899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/artifacts-download-dropdown-menu-is-too-narrow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Increase width of dropdown menus automatically
+merge_request: 12809
+author: Thomas Wucher