diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesMenuBarPane.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesMenuBarPane.swift
index 975fe4f65e..f1eba5ce74 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesMenuBarPane.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesMenuBarPane.swift
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 @MainActor
 struct MenuBarPane: View {
-    private static let maxOverviewProviders = SettingsStore.mergedOverviewProviderLimit
+    private static var maxOverviewProviders: Int { SettingsStore.mergedOverviewProviderLimit }
+
+    @AppStorage("mergedOverviewProviderLimit") private var overviewProviderLimitSetting = 6
 
     @State private var isOverviewProviderPopoverPresented = false
     @Bindable var settings: SettingsStore
@@ -75,6 +77,17 @@ struct MenuBarPane: View {
 
                 self.overviewProviderRow
                     .disabled(!self.settings.mergeIcons)
+
+                Stepper(
+                    value: self.$overviewProviderLimitSetting,
+                    in: 1 ... 12) {
+                    SettingsRowLabel(
+                        "Overview tab limit",
+                        subtitle: "How many providers can show at once (default 6).")
+                    Text("\(self.overviewProviderLimitSetting)")
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+                .disabled(!self.settings.mergeIcons)
             } header: {
                 Text(L("section_combined_icon"))
             }
diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore.swift
index 62e5dc17e1..fc25401d97 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore.swift
@@ -188,7 +188,22 @@ enum CodexAccountMenuProjectionRevalidationResult: Equatable {
 @Observable
 final class SettingsStore {
     static let sharedDefaults = AppGroupSupport.sharedDefaults()
-    static let mergedOverviewProviderLimit = 6
+    /// User-configurable cap on how many providers render in the merged-icon
+    /// Overview tab. Used as a default-parameter value elsewhere in this file,
+    /// which Swift requires to be self-independent — hence `static var` (backed
+    /// by UserDefaults.standard, the same store `@AppStorage` targets) instead
+    /// of an instance property on `defaultsState`. Default matches the
+    /// original hardcoded value so existing users see no behavior change
+    /// unless they raise it.
+    static var mergedOverviewProviderLimit: Int {
+        get {
+            let stored = UserDefaults.standard.integer(forKey: "mergedOverviewProviderLimit")
+            return stored > 0 ? stored : 6
+        }
+        set {
+            UserDefaults.standard.set(max(1, newValue), forKey: "mergedOverviewProviderLimit")
+        }
+    }
     static let productionCodexAccountReconciliationSnapshotCacheInterval: TimeInterval = 2
     static let isRunningTests: Bool = {
         let env = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment
diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/StatusItemController+Menu.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/StatusItemController+Menu.swift
index f5d0eaa43c..5081cee1fe 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/StatusItemController+Menu.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/StatusItemController+Menu.swift
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 extension StatusItemController {
     static let menuCardBaseWidth: CGFloat = 310
-    private static let maxOverviewProviders = SettingsStore.mergedOverviewProviderLimit
+    private static var maxOverviewProviders: Int { SettingsStore.mergedOverviewProviderLimit }
     static let overviewRowIdentifierPrefix = "overviewRow-"
     static let persistentRefreshMenuItemID = "persistentRefreshAction"
     private static let defaultMenuOpenRefreshDelay: Duration = .seconds(1.2)