diff --git a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/menuview.cpp b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/menuview.cpp
index 0fe4ead2da..46afc705dd 100644
--- a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/menuview.cpp
+++ b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/menuview.cpp
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ void MenuView::updateGeometry()
             setCascadeAlign(Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignLeft);
             newPopupPos = PopupPosition::Right;
         } else {
-            // move to the left to an area that doesn't fit
-            movePos(m_globalPos.x() - (viewRect.right() - paddedAnchorRect.right()) + padding() * 2, m_globalPos.y());
+            // Place the menu to the left of the cursor instead of pinning it to the screen edge
+            movePos(parentTopLeft.x() - viewRect.width() + padding() * 2, m_globalPos.y());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/menuview.h b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/menuview.h
index d932cda2da..ea13eedeae 100644
--- a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/menuview.h
+++ b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/menuview.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "popupview.h"
 
 namespace muse::uicomponents {
+class MenuViewTestAccess;
+
 class MenuView : public PopupView
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ public slots:
     void cascadeAlignChanged(Qt::AlignmentFlag cascadeAlign);
 
 private:
+    friend class MenuViewTestAccess;
+
     void componentComplete() override;
 
     void updateGeometry() override;
diff --git a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f2fe475ca8..7a25b5f705 100644
--- a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set(MODULE_TEST muse_uicomponents_qml_tests)
 set(MODULE_TEST_SRC
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/doubleinputvalidator_tests.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/intinputvalidator_tests.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/menuview_tests.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/sectionproxymodel_tests.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/sortfilterproxymodel_tests.cpp
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ set(MODULE_TEST_SRC
 
 set(MODULE_TEST_LINK
     Qt::Qml
+    Qt::Quick
     muse_uicomponents_qml
     )
 
diff --git a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/menuview_tests.cpp b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/menuview_tests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcfaa19b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/menuview_tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+ * MuseScore-CLA-applies
+ *
+ * MuseScore Studio
+ * Music Composition & Notation
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 MuseScore Limited and others
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QQuickItem>
+#include <QQuickWindow>
+#include <QScreen>
+
+#include "../menuview.h"
+
+using namespace muse::uicomponents;
+
+namespace muse::uicomponents {
+class MenuViewTestAccess
+{
+public:
+    static void updateGeometry(MenuView& view)
+    {
+        view.updateGeometry();
+    }
+};
+}
+
+namespace {
+class MainWindowStub final : public muse::ui::IMainWindow
+{
+public:
+    void init(muse::ui::MainWindowBridge*) override {}
+    void deinit() override {}
+
+    QWindow* qWindow() const override { return nullptr; }
+
+    void requestShowOnBack() override {}
+    void requestShowOnFront() override {}
+
+    bool isFullScreen() const override { return false; }
+    muse::async::Notification isFullScreenChanged() const override { return {}; }
+    void toggleFullScreen() override {}
+
+    QScreen* screen() const override { return QGuiApplication::primaryScreen(); }
+};
+
+class TestMenuView final : public MenuView
+{
+public:
+    using MenuView::MenuView;
+
+    QPointF globalPosition() const { return m_globalPos; }
+
+    void setMainWindowForTest(const std::shared_ptr<muse::ui::IMainWindow>& window)
+    {
+        mainWindow.set(window);
+    }
+};
+}
+
+TEST(MenuViewTests, OverflowingTopLevelMenuOpensLeftOfCursor)
+{
+    QScreen* screen = QGuiApplication::primaryScreen();
+    ASSERT_NE(screen, nullptr);
+
+    const QRect availableGeometry = screen->availableGeometry();
+    ASSERT_GT(availableGeometry.width(), 400);
+
+    QQuickWindow parentWindow;
+    parentWindow.setGeometry(availableGeometry);
+
+    QQuickItem anchor(parentWindow.contentItem());
+    anchor.setX(availableGeometry.width() - 100);
+    anchor.setY(100);
+    anchor.setSize(QSizeF(1, 1));
+
+    QQuickItem content;
+    TestMenuView menu(&anchor);
+    menu.setMainWindowForTest(std::make_shared<MainWindowStub>());
+    menu.setContentItem(&content);
+    menu.setDesiredWidth(200);
+    menu.setDesiredHeight(100);
+
+    MenuViewTestAccess::updateGeometry(menu);
+
+    const qreal cursorX = anchor.mapToGlobal(QPointF(0, 0)).x();
+    const qreal contentRight = menu.globalPosition().x() + menu.padding() + menu.desiredWidth();
+
+    EXPECT_LT(menu.globalPosition().x(), cursorX);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(contentRight, cursorX);
+    EXPECT_NE(contentRight, availableGeometry.right());
+}
+
+TEST(MenuViewTests, TopLevelMenuUsesScreenBoundaryInsteadOfParentWindow)
+{
+    QScreen* screen = QGuiApplication::primaryScreen();
+    ASSERT_NE(screen, nullptr);
+
+    const QRect availableGeometry = screen->availableGeometry();
+    ASSERT_GT(availableGeometry.width(), 400);
+
+    QQuickWindow parentWindow;
+    parentWindow.setGeometry(availableGeometry.x(), availableGeometry.y(), availableGeometry.width() / 2,
+                             availableGeometry.height());
+
+    QQuickItem anchor(parentWindow.contentItem());
+    anchor.setX(parentWindow.width() - 50);
+    anchor.setY(100);
+    anchor.setSize(QSizeF(1, 1));
+
+    QQuickItem content;
+    TestMenuView menu(&anchor);
+    menu.setMainWindowForTest(std::make_shared<MainWindowStub>());
+    menu.setContentItem(&content);
+    menu.setDesiredWidth(200);
+    menu.setDesiredHeight(100);
+
+    MenuViewTestAccess::updateGeometry(menu);
+
+    const qreal contentRight = menu.globalPosition().x() + menu.padding() + menu.desiredWidth();
+
+    EXPECT_GT(contentRight, parentWindow.geometry().right());
+    EXPECT_LE(contentRight, availableGeometry.right());
+}