diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
index 8705be404..909a5cad8 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
@@ -13,21 +13,23 @@ notcurses_menu - operations on menus
 ```c
 struct ncmenu;
 
-typedef struct menu_options {
-  bool bottom;  // on the bottom row, as opposed to top row
-  bool hiding;  // hide the menu when not being used
-  struct {
-    char* name;  // utf-8 c string
-    struct {
-      char* desc;   // utf-8 menu item, NULL for separator
-      ncinput shortcut;   // shortcut, all should be distinct
-    }* items;
-    int itemcount;
-  }* sections;   // array of menu sections
-  int sectioncount;  // must be positive
+struct ncmenu_section {
+  char* name;  // utf-8 c string
+  struct ncmenu_item {
+    char* desc;  // utf-8 menu item, NULL for horizontal separator
+    ncinput shortcut;  // shortcut, all should be distinct
+  }* items;
+  int itemcount;
+};
+
+typedef struct ncmenu_options {
+  bool bottom;              // on the bottom row, as opposed to top row
+  bool hiding;              // hide the menu when not being used
+  struct ncmenu_section* sections; // array of 'sectioncount' menu_sections
+  int sectioncount;         // must be positive
   uint64_t headerchannels;  // styling for header
   uint64_t sectionchannels; // styling for sections
-} menu_options;
+} ncmenu_options;
 ```
 
 **struct ncmenu* ncmenu_create(struct notcurses* nc, const menu_options* opts);**
diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index be5ea1d2b..e62e37002 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef struct renderstate {
 typedef struct ncmenu {
   ncplane* ncp;
   struct ncmenu_section* sections;
+  bool bottom;              // are we on the bottom (vs top)?
   int sectioncount;         // must be positive
   int unrolledsection;      // currently unrolled section, -1 if none
   int headerwidth;          // minimum space necessary to display all sections
diff --git a/src/lib/menu.c b/src/lib/menu.c
index 4abf54631..6dbad7adf 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu.c
+++ b/src/lib/menu.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dup_menu_section(struct ncmenu_section* dst, const struct ncmenu_section* src){
 
 // Duplicates all menu sections in opts, adding their length to '*totalwidth'.
 static int
-dup_menu_items(ncmenu* ncm, const ncmenu_options* opts, int* totalwidth){
+dup_menu_items(ncmenu* ncm, const ncmenu_options* opts, int* totalwidth, int* totalheight){
   ncm->sections = NULL;
   if((ncm->sectioncount = opts->sectioncount) == 0){
     ++*totalwidth; // one character margin on right
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ dup_menu_items(ncmenu* ncm, const ncmenu_options* opts, int* totalwidth){
   if(ncm->sections == NULL){
     return -1;
   }
+  int maxheight = 0;
   for(int i = 0 ; i < opts->sectioncount ; ++i){
     int cols = mbswidth(opts->sections[i].name);
     if(cols < 0 || (ncm->sections[i].name = strdup(opts->sections[i].name)) == NULL){
@@ -63,7 +64,11 @@ dup_menu_items(ncmenu* ncm, const ncmenu_options* opts, int* totalwidth){
       }
       return -1;
     }
+    if(ncm->sections[i].itemcount > maxheight){
+      maxheight = ncm->sections[i].itemcount;
+    }
   }
+  *totalheight += maxheight + 2; // two rows of border
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -71,9 +76,11 @@ static int
 write_header(ncmenu* ncm){
   ncm->ncp->channels = ncm->headerchannels;
   ncplane_set_base(ncm->ncp, ncm->headerchannels, 0, " ");
+  int dimy = ncplane_dim_y(ncm->ncp);
   int xoff = 1; // 1 character margin on left
+  int ypos = ncm->bottom ? dimy - 1 : 0;
   for(int i = 0 ; i < ncm->sectioncount ; ++i){
-    if(ncplane_putstr_yx(ncm->ncp, 0, xoff, ncm->sections[i].name) < 0){
+    if(ncplane_putstr_yx(ncm->ncp, ypos, xoff, ncm->sections[i].name) < 0){
       return -1;
     }
     xoff += mbswidth(ncm->sections[i].name) + 2;
@@ -97,14 +104,15 @@ ncmenu* ncmenu_create(notcurses* nc, const ncmenu_options* opts){
   ret->sections = NULL;
   int dimy, dimx;
   ncplane_dim_yx(notcurses_stdplane(nc), &dimy, &dimx);
-  int ypos = opts->bottom ? dimy - 1 : 0;
   if(ret){
+    ret->bottom = opts->bottom;
     // FIXME maximum width could be more than section headers, due to items!
-    if(dup_menu_items(ret, opts, &totalwidth) == 0){
+    if(dup_menu_items(ret, opts, &totalwidth, &totalheight) == 0){
       ret->headerwidth = totalwidth;
       if(totalwidth < dimx){
         totalwidth = dimx;
       }
+      int ypos = opts->bottom ? dimy - totalheight : 0;
       ret->ncp = ncplane_new(nc, totalheight, totalwidth, ypos, 0, NULL);
       if(ret->ncp){
         ret->unrolledsection = -1;
@@ -124,9 +132,10 @@ int ncmenu_unroll(ncmenu* n, int sectionidx){
   if(sectionidx < 0 || sectionidx >= n->sectioncount){
     return -1;
   }
-  if(ncmenu_rollup(n)){ // roll up any unroled section
+  if(ncmenu_rollup(n)){ // roll up any unrolled section
     return -1;
   }
+  n->unrolledsection = sectionidx;
   // FIXME
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/poc/menu.c b/src/poc/menu.c
index 9fd5b5328..db2632a44 100644
--- a/src/poc/menu.c
+++ b/src/poc/menu.c
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@ run_menu(struct notcurses* nc, struct ncmenu* ncm){
   ncinput ni;
   notcurses_render(nc);
   while((keypress = notcurses_getc_blocking(nc, &ni)) != (char32_t)-1){
-    switch(keypress){
-      // FIXME
+    if(ni.alt){
+      switch(keypress){
+        case 'd': case 'D':
+          ncmenu_unroll(ncm, 0);
+          break;
+        case 'f': case 'F':
+          ncmenu_unroll(ncm, 1);
+          break;
+      }
     }
     if(keypress == 'q'){
       ncmenu_destroy(ncm);
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@ int main(void){
   mopts.sections = sections;
   mopts.sectioncount = sizeof(sections) / sizeof(*sections);
   channels_set_fg(&mopts.headerchannels, 0x00ff00);
-  channels_set_bg(&mopts.headerchannels, 0x880000);
+  channels_set_bg(&mopts.headerchannels, 0x440000);
   struct ncmenu* top = ncmenu_create(nc, &mopts);
 
   notcurses_render(nc);