diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/TransactionsTable.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/TransactionsTable.js
index bfb28bc78332e22c963adef47270ca0739e4e739..fc334eac785dd8677eeb49a00aaae49ce57edf90 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/TransactionsTable.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/TransactionsTable.js
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ function PayeeCell({
   transaction,
   payee,
   transferAcct,
-  importedPayee,
   isPreview,
   onEdit,
   onUpdate,
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ function PayeeCell({
       name="payee"
       value={payeeId}
       valueStyle={[valueStyle, inherited && { color: colors.n8 }]}
-      formatter={value => getPayeePretty(transaction, payee, transferAcct)}
+      formatter={() => getPayeePretty(transaction, payee, transferAcct)}
       exposed={focused}
       onExpose={!isPreview && (name => onEdit(id, name))}
       onUpdate={async value => {
@@ -448,6 +447,7 @@ function PayeeCell({
               onSelect={onSave}
               onManagePayees={() => onManagePayees(payeeId)}
               isCreatable
+              menuPortalTarget={undefined}
             />
           </>
         );
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ export const Transaction = React.memo(function Transaction(props) {
               inputProps={{ onBlur, onKeyDown, style: inputStyle }}
               onUpdate={onUpdate}
               onSelect={onSave}
+              menuPortalTarget={undefined}
             />
           )}
         </CustomCell>
@@ -985,6 +986,7 @@ export const Transaction = React.memo(function Transaction(props) {
               inputProps={{ onBlur, onKeyDown, style: inputStyle }}
               onUpdate={onUpdate}
               onSelect={onSave}
+              menuPortalTarget={undefined}
             />
           )}
         </CustomCell>
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete-styles.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete-styles.js
index 742b08b39988b9edfbea8567db60226f5eccecc8..858f0e5cd39f6af54772f6ba919cbe547453354c 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete-styles.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete-styles.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const colourStyles = {
   }),
   menu: (styles, { selectProps }) => ({
     ...styles,
+    minWidth: 200,
     backgroundColor: colors.n1,
     marginTop: 2,
     marginBottom: 2,
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/839.md b/upcoming-release-notes/839.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a78a62346bac459ae6125303c289c242ecdc8968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/839.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+Autocomplete: remove portalization from usage in transaction table in order to improve the UX