diff --git a/src/popupmenu.c b/src/popupmenu.c
index 197cdca..279a68d 100644
--- a/src/popupmenu.c
+++ b/src/popupmenu.c
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@
     int col = pum_col + pum_width + pum_scrollbar + 1;
     int row = pum_row;
     int botpos = POPPOS_BOTLEFT;
+    int	used_maxwidth_opt = FALSE;
 
     wp->w_popup_pos = POPPOS_TOPLEFT;
     if (Columns - col < 20 && Columns - col < pum_col)
@@ -654,6 +655,12 @@
     else
 	wp->w_maxwidth = Columns - col + 1;
     wp->w_maxwidth -= popup_extra_width(wp);
+    if (wp->w_maxwidth_opt > 0 && wp->w_maxwidth > wp->w_maxwidth_opt)
+    {
+	// option value overrules computed value
+	wp->w_maxwidth = wp->w_maxwidth_opt;
+	used_maxwidth_opt = TRUE;
+    }
 
     row -= popup_top_extra(wp);
     if (wp->w_popup_flags & POPF_INFO_MENU)
@@ -673,7 +680,7 @@
 	row += pum_selected - pum_first + 1;
 
     wp->w_popup_flags &= ~POPF_HIDDEN;
-    if (wp->w_maxwidth < 10)
+    if (wp->w_maxwidth < 10 && !used_maxwidth_opt)
 	// The popup is not going to fit or will overlap with the cursor
 	// position, hide the popup.
 	wp->w_popup_flags |= POPF_HIDDEN;
diff --git a/src/popupwin.c b/src/popupwin.c
index b0b4737..fc69c90 100644
--- a/src/popupwin.c
+++ b/src/popupwin.c
@@ -1620,6 +1620,7 @@
 		if (is_preview)
 		    wp->w_minwidth = x;
 		wp->w_maxwidth = x;
+		wp->w_maxwidth_opt = x;
 	    }
 	}
 	else if (STRNCMP(s, "highlight:", 10) == 0)
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 68a9ba9..ba9c98d 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -3302,6 +3302,7 @@
     int		w_minwidth;	    // "minwidth" for popup window
     int		w_maxheight;	    // "maxheight" for popup window
     int		w_maxwidth;	    // "maxwidth" for popup window
+    int		w_maxwidth_opt;	    // maxwidth from option
     int		w_wantline;	    // "line" for popup window
     int		w_wantcol;	    // "col" for popup window
     int		w_firstline;	    // "firstline" for popup window
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_popupwin_infopopup_9.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_popupwin_infopopup_9.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a5fb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_popupwin_infopopup_9.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
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diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 77576d9..d659c73 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1239,
+/**/
     1238,
 /**/
     1237,