diff --git a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/browse/browse-utils.js b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/browse/browse-utils.js
index f5b2d7da3..274f4f6a1 100644
--- a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/browse/browse-utils.js
+++ b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/browse/browse-utils.js
@@ -1,42 +1,58 @@
 /**
  * Copyright (C) 2018  The Software Heritage developers
  * See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
  * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
 export function initBrowse(page) {
 
   $(document).ready(() => {
 
     $('.dropdown-submenu a.dropdown-item').on('click', e => {
       $(e.target).next('div').toggle();
       if ($(e.target).next('div').css('display') !== 'none') {
         $(e.target).focus();
       } else {
         $(e.target).blur();
       }
       e.stopPropagation();
       e.preventDefault();
     });
 
+    // ensure branches/releases dropdowns are reparented to body to avoid
+    // overflow issues
+    $('#swh-branches-releases-dd').on('shown.bs.dropdown', function() {
+      $('body').append($('#swh-branches-releases-dd').css({
+        position: 'absolute',
+        left: $('#swh-branches-releases-dd').offset().left,
+        top: $('#swh-branches-releases-dd').offset().top
+      }).detach());
+      // ensure breadcrumbs stay at the same position
+      let bcOffsetLeft = $('#swh-branches-releases-dd').offset().left +
+        $('#swh-branches-releases-dd').width();
+      let bcOffsetTop = $('.swh-browse-bread-crumbs').offset().top;
+      $('.swh-browse-bread-crumbs').css('position', 'absolute');
+      $('.swh-browse-bread-crumbs').offset({'left': bcOffsetLeft, 'top': bcOffsetTop});
+    });
+
     $(`.browse-${page}-item`).addClass('active');
     $(`.browse-${page}-link`).addClass('active');
 
     $(`.browse-main-link`).click(event => {
       let lastBrowsePage = sessionStorage.getItem('last-browse-page');
       if (lastBrowsePage) {
         event.preventDefault();
         window.location = lastBrowsePage;
       }
     });
 
     window.onunload = () => {
       if (page === 'main') {
         sessionStorage.setItem('last-browse-page', window.location);
       }
     };
 
   });
 
 }