diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.editors/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControl.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.editors/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControl.java
index e1acc16ddd2..07452e4d2ee 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.editors/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControl.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.editors/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControl.java
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@
  */
 public class StickyScrollingControl {
 
+	/**
+	 * This threshold represents the minimum number of source lines that must remain visible in the
+	 * editor. If the StickyScrollingControl's size would result in fewer than this number of lines
+	 * being visible, the height of the StickyScrollingControl will be reduced to ensure visibility
+	 * of at least this many lines. Thus, it guarantees a minimum visibility threshold for the
+	 * source content in the editor underneath the StickyScrollingControl.
+	 */
+	private final static int MIN_VISIBLE_EDITOR_LINES_THRESHOLD= 3;
+
 	private List<StickyLine> stickyLines;
 
 	private ISourceViewer sourceViewer;
@@ -103,6 +112,8 @@ public class StickyScrollingControl {
 
 	private StickyScrollingHandler stickyScrollingHandler;
 
+	private int maximumVisibleStickyLines= Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
 	public StickyScrollingControl(ISourceViewer sourceViewer, StickyScrollingControlSettings settings) {
 		this(sourceViewer, null, settings, null);
 	}
@@ -185,6 +196,7 @@ private void createControls() {
 		bottomSeparator.setEnabled(false);
 
 		layoutLineNumbers();
+		limitVisibleStickyLinesToTextWidgetHeight(sourceViewer.getTextWidget());
 
 		stickyLinesCanvas.pack();
 		stickyLinesCanvas.moveAbove(null);
@@ -379,7 +391,9 @@ private void ensureSourceViewerLineVisible(int line) {
 	}
 
 	private int getNumberStickyLines() {
-		return Math.min(settings.maxCountStickyLines(), this.stickyLines.size());
+		int numberStickyLines= Math.min(settings.maxCountStickyLines(), this.stickyLines.size());
+		numberStickyLines= Math.min(maximumVisibleStickyLines, numberStickyLines);
+		return numberStickyLines;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -412,7 +426,12 @@ private void addSourceViewerListeners() {
 		controlListener= new ControlListener() {
 			@Override
 			public void controlResized(ControlEvent e) {
+				StyledText textWidget= sourceViewer.getTextWidget();
+				limitVisibleStickyLinesToTextWidgetHeight(textWidget);
 				layoutStickyLines();
+				if (stickyScrollingHandler != null) {
+					stickyScrollingHandler.viewportChanged(textWidget.getTopPixel());
+				}
 			}
 
 			@Override
@@ -423,6 +442,16 @@ public void controlMoved(ControlEvent e) {
 		sourceViewer.getTextWidget().addControlListener(controlListener);
 	}
 
+	private void limitVisibleStickyLinesToTextWidgetHeight(StyledText textWidget) {
+		int lineHeight= textWidget.getLineHeight() + textWidget.getLineSpacing();
+		int textWidgetHeight= textWidget.getBounds().height;
+
+		int visibleLinesInTextWidget= textWidgetHeight / lineHeight;
+
+		maximumVisibleStickyLines= Math.max(0, visibleLinesInTextWidget - MIN_VISIBLE_EDITOR_LINES_THRESHOLD);
+		updateStickyScrollingControls();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the cursor on the canvas to {@link SWT#CURSOR_HAND} and adds several mouse listeners to
 	 * the canvas.<br>
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControlTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControlTest.java
index a98e2ec183c..0e4363abf0a 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControlTest.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControlTest.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public void setup() {
 		ruler = new CompositeRuler();
 		sourceViewer = new SourceViewer(shell, ruler, SWT.V_SCROLL | SWT.H_SCROLL);
 		sourceViewer.setDocument(new Document());
+		sourceViewer.getTextWidget().setBounds(0, 0, 200, 200);
 
 		lineNumberColor = new Color(0, 0, 0);
 		hoverColor = new Color(1, 1, 1);
@@ -116,12 +117,10 @@ public void testLimitStickyLinesCount() {
 		stickyScrollingControl.applySettings(settings);
 
 		StyledText stickyLineNumber = getStickyLineNumber();
-		String expLineNumber = """
-				10""";
+		String expLineNumber = "10";
 		assertEquals(expLineNumber, stickyLineNumber.getText());
 		StyledText stickyLineText = getStickyLineText();
-		String expStickyLineText = """
-				line 10""";
+		String expStickyLineText = "line 10";
 		assertEquals(expStickyLineText, stickyLineText.getText());
 	}
 
@@ -215,6 +214,7 @@ public void testNavigateToStickyLine() {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testVerticalScrollingIsDispatched() {
+		sourceViewer.getTextWidget().setBounds(0, 0, 200, 0);
 		Canvas stickyControlCanvas = getStickyControlCanvas(shell);
 		String text = """
 				line 1
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ public void testVerticalScrollingIsDispatched() {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testHorizontalScrollingIsDispatched() {
+		sourceViewer.getTextWidget().setBounds(0, 0, 0, 200);
 		Canvas stickyControlCanvas = getStickyControlCanvas(shell);
 		String text = """
 				line 1
@@ -247,6 +248,20 @@ public void testHorizontalScrollingIsDispatched() {
 		assertEquals(10, sourceViewer.getTextWidget().getHorizontalPixel());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void limitStickyLinesToTextWidgetHeight() {
+		sourceViewer.getTextWidget().setBounds(0, 0, 200, 200);
+		List<StickyLine> stickyLines = List.of(new StickyLine("line 2", 1));
+		stickyScrollingControl.setStickyLines(stickyLines);
+
+		StyledText stickyLineText = getStickyLineText();
+		assertEquals("line 2", stickyLineText.getText());
+
+		sourceViewer.getTextWidget().setBounds(0, 0, 200, 20);
+		stickyLineText = getStickyLineText();
+		assertEquals("", stickyLineText.getText());
+	}
+
 	private Canvas getStickyControlCanvas(Composite composite) {
 		for (Control control : composite.getChildren()) {
 			if (control instanceof Canvas canvas) {
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingHandlerTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingHandlerTest.java
index 948986466b4..17bb7e5e60b 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingHandlerTest.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingHandlerTest.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public void setup() {
 		ruler = new CompositeRuler();
 		sourceViewer = new SourceViewer(shell, ruler, SWT.None);
 		sourceViewer.setDocument(new Document());
+		sourceViewer.getTextWidget().setBounds(0, 0, 200, 200);
 
 		lineNumberColor = new Color(0, 0, 0);
 		hoverColor = new Color(1, 1, 1);