diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-security.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-security.hbs
index e6c7dd5634b..cfde179c326 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-security.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-security.hbs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
         value=selectedGroup
         valueProperty=null
         nameProperty=null
+        options=(hash
+          placementStrategy="absolute"
+        )
       }}
       {{combo-box
         class="permission-selector"
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@
         content=category.availablePermissions
         onChange=(action "onSelectPermission")
         value=selectedPermission
+        options=(hash
+          placementStrategy="absolute"
+        )
       }}
       {{d-button
         action=(action "addPermission" selectedGroup selectedPermission)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-settings.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-settings.hbs
index fab2c089fde..dfb2e1c8d0d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-settings.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-settings.hbs
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
       content=searchPrioritiesOptions
       value=category.search_priority
       onChange=(action (mut category.search_priority))
+      options=(hash
+        placementStrategy="absolute"
+      )
     }}
     </div>
   </section>
@@ -148,7 +151,15 @@
       {{i18n "category.default_view"}}
     </label>
     <div class="controls">
-      {{combo-box valueProperty="value" id="category-default-view" content=availableViews value=category.default_view}}
+      {{combo-box
+        valueProperty="value"
+        id="category-default-view"
+        content=availableViews
+        value=category.default_view
+        options=(hash
+          placementStrategy="absolute"
+        )
+      }}
     </div>
   </section>
 
@@ -157,7 +168,15 @@
       {{i18n "category.default_top_period"}}
     </label>
     <div class="controls">
-      {{combo-box valueProperty="value" id="category-default-period" content=availableTopPeriods value=category.default_top_period}}
+      {{combo-box
+        valueProperty="value"
+        id="category-default-period"
+        content=availableTopPeriods
+        value=category.default_top_period
+        options=(hash
+          placementStrategy="absolute"
+        )
+      }}
     </div>
   </section>
 
@@ -168,7 +187,16 @@
     <div class="controls">
     {{combo-box valueProperty="value" content=availableSorts value=category.sort_order none="category.sort_options.default"}}
     {{#unless isDefaultSortOrder}}
-      {{combo-box castBoolean=true valueProperty="value" content=sortAscendingOptions value=category.sort_ascending none="category.sort_options.default"}}
+      {{combo-box
+        castBoolean=true
+        valueProperty="value"
+        content=sortAscendingOptions
+        value=category.sort_ascending
+        none="category.sort_options.default"
+        options=(hash
+          placementStrategy="absolute"
+        )
+      }}
     {{/unless}}
       </div>
   </section>
@@ -187,7 +215,15 @@
         <label for="subcategory-list-style">
           {{i18n "category.subcategory_list_style"}}
         </label>
-              {{combo-box valueProperty="value" id="subcategory-list-style" content=availableSubcategoryListStyles value=category.subcategory_list_style}}
+        {{combo-box
+          valueProperty="value"
+          id="subcategory-list-style"
+          content=availableSubcategoryListStyles
+          value=category.subcategory_list_style
+          options=(hash
+            placementStrategy="absolute"
+          )
+        }}
       </section>
     {{/if}}
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/select-kit.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/select-kit.js.es6
index ed78c9ed78d..30a37cf4501 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/select-kit.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/select-kit.js.es6
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ export default Component.extend(
       closeOnChange: true,
       limitMatches: null,
       placement: "bottom-start",
+      placementStrategy: null,
       filterComponent: "select-kit/select-kit-filter",
       selectedNameComponent: "selected-name",
       castInteger: false
@@ -814,10 +815,15 @@ export default Component.extend(
           popper.style.width = `${anchor.offsetWidth}px`;
         }
 
+        let placementStrategy = this.selectKit.options.placementStrategy;
+        if (!placementStrategy) {
+          placementStrategy = this.inModal ? "fixed" : "absolute";
+        }
+
         /* global Popper:true */
         this.popper = Popper.createPopper(anchor, popper, {
           eventsEnabled: false,
-          strategy: inModal ? "fixed" : "absolute",
+          strategy: placementStrategy,
           placement: this.selectKit.options.placement,
           modifiers: [
             {