diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d39cc7..6cdfb4a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ dist
 
 # dev playground artifacts (bunext)
 .bunext
+/test
+/.tmp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/(functions)/popver/grab-popover-styles.ts b/src/(functions)/popver/grab-popover-styles.ts
index e8c86d9..712b03a 100644
--- a/src/(functions)/popver/grab-popover-styles.ts
+++ b/src/(functions)/popver/grab-popover-styles.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,22 @@ import twuiNumberfy from "../../utils/numberfy";
 type Params = {
     targetElRef: React.RefObject<HTMLElement | null>;
     position: (typeof TWUIPopoverStyles)[number];
+    /**
+     * The popover itself, once rendered, so a centered one can be kept
+     * inside the viewport.
+     */
+    contentEl?: HTMLElement | null;
 };
 
+/**
+ * The gap kept between a centered popover and the viewport's edge.
+ */
+const ViewportMargin = 8;
+
 export default function twuiGrabPopoverStyles({
     position,
     targetElRef,
+    contentEl,
 }: Params): React.CSSProperties {
     if (!targetElRef.current) return {};
     const rect = targetElRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -28,15 +39,21 @@ export default function twuiGrabPopoverStyles({
         zIndex: 100,
     };
 
+    const centeredLeft = clampCenteredLeft({
+        center: rect.left + window.scrollX + rect.width / 2,
+        width: contentEl?.offsetWidth || 0,
+        viewportWidth,
+    });
+
     const defaultBottomStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
         top: rect.bottom + window.scrollY + 8,
-        left: rect.left + window.scrollX + rect.width / 2,
+        left: centeredLeft,
         transform: "translateX(-50%)",
     };
 
     const defaultTopStyleStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
         bottom: viewportHeight - (rect.top + window.scrollY) + 8,
-        left: rect.left + window.scrollX + rect.width / 2,
+        left: centeredLeft,
         transform: "translateX(-50%)",
     };
 
@@ -76,3 +93,26 @@ export default function twuiGrabPopoverStyles({
 
     return popoverStyle;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Where a popover centered on its target (`translateX(-50%)`) puts its
+ * middle, moved in so its edges stay inside the viewport. A popover wider
+ * than the viewport, or one not measured yet, stays centered.
+ */
+function clampCenteredLeft({
+    center,
+    width,
+    viewportWidth,
+}: {
+    center: number;
+    width: number;
+    viewportWidth: number;
+}) {
+    const half = width / 2;
+    const min = window.scrollX + half + ViewportMargin;
+    const max = window.scrollX + viewportWidth - half - ViewportMargin;
+
+    if (!width || min > max) return center;
+
+    return Math.min(Math.max(center, min), max);
+}
diff --git a/src/(partials)/PopoverComponent.tsx b/src/(partials)/PopoverComponent.tsx
index 3fb1371..6f93af0 100644
--- a/src/(partials)/PopoverComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/(partials)/PopoverComponent.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ type Props = TWUI_MODAL_PROPS & {
     popoverContentActiveRef: React.MutableRefObject<boolean>;
 };
 
+/**
+ * How the popover renders before it has been placed: out of the flow and
+ * invisible, so it can be measured without moving anything.
+ */
+const UnplacedStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+    position: "absolute",
+    top: 0,
+    left: 0,
+    visibility: "hidden",
+};
+
 /**
  * # Modal Main Component
  */
@@ -30,16 +41,32 @@ export default function PopoverComponent({
     isPopover,
     ...props
 }: Props) {
-    const [style, setStyle] = React.useState({});
+    const contentRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    const [style, setStyle] = React.useState<React.CSSProperties | null>(
+        null,
+    );
 
-    React.useEffect(() => {
-        if (open && targetElRef?.current) {
-            const popoverStyle = twuiGrabPopoverStyles({
+    /**
+     * Placed before the browser paints, against the popover's own size:
+     * until then it is rendered out of the flow and hidden, so opening it
+     * never grows the page for a frame (a scrollbar appearing and the
+     * layout jumping).
+     */
+    React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
+        if (!open) {
+            setStyle(null);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!targetElRef?.current) return;
+
+        setStyle(
+            twuiGrabPopoverStyles({
                 position,
                 targetElRef,
-            });
-            setStyle(popoverStyle);
-        }
+                contentEl: contentRef.current,
+            }),
+        );
     }, [open, targetElRef, position]);
 
     const closeTimeoutRef = React.useRef<any>(null);
@@ -79,7 +106,8 @@ export default function PopoverComponent({
                 "twui-popover-content",
                 props.className,
             )}
-            style={{ ...style, ...props.style }}
+            componentRef={contentRef}
+            style={{ ...(style || UnplacedStyle), ...props.style }}
             onMouseEnter={
                 trigger === "hover" ? popoverEnterFn : props.onMouseEnter
             }