diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/cityscreen/CityScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/cityscreen/CityScreen.kt
index 23ba201a50..8e289932b7 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/cityscreen/CityScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/cityscreen/CityScreen.kt
@@ -170,7 +170,12 @@ class CityScreen(
         cityPickerTable.setPosition(centeredX, exitCityButton.top + 10f, Align.bottom)
 
         // Top right of screen: Stats / Specialists
-        cityStatsTable.update()
+        var statsHeight = stage.height - posFromEdge * 2
+        if (selectedTile != null)
+            statsHeight -= tileTable.height + 10f
+        if (selectedConstruction != null)
+            statsHeight -= selectedConstructionTable.height + 10f
+        cityStatsTable.update(statsHeight)
         cityStatsTable.setPosition(stage.width - posFromEdge, stage.height - posFromEdge, Align.topRight)
 
         // Top center: Annex/Raze button
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/cityscreen/CityStatsTable.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/cityscreen/CityStatsTable.kt
index c28d7fe8d1..3b66a7d3ce 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/cityscreen/CityStatsTable.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/cityscreen/CityStatsTable.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.unciv.ui.cityscreen
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Actor
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Cell
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Label
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Table
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Align
@@ -19,26 +20,34 @@ import kotlin.math.round
 import com.unciv.ui.utils.AutoScrollPane as ScrollPane
 
 class CityStatsTable(val cityScreen: CityScreen): Table() {
-    private val innerTable = Table()
-    private val outerPane: ScrollPane
+    private val innerTable = Table() // table within this Table. Slightly smaller creates border
+    private val upperTable = Table() // fixed position table
+    private val lowerTable = Table() // table that will be in the ScrollPane
+    private val lowerPane: ScrollPane
     private val cityInfo = cityScreen.city
+    private val lowerCell: Cell<ScrollPane>
 
     init {
         pad(2f)
         background = ImageGetter.getBackground(colorFromRGB(194, 180, 131))
 
         innerTable.pad(5f)
-        innerTable.defaults().pad(2f)
         innerTable.background = ImageGetter.getBackground(Color.BLACK.cpy().apply { a = 0.8f })
+        innerTable.add(upperTable).row()
 
-        outerPane = ScrollPane(innerTable)
-        outerPane.setOverscroll(false, false)
-        outerPane.setScrollingDisabled(true, false)
-        add(outerPane).maxHeight(cityScreen.stage.height / 2)
+        upperTable.defaults().pad(2f)
+        lowerTable.defaults().pad(2f)
+        lowerPane = ScrollPane(lowerTable)
+        lowerPane.setOverscroll(false, false)
+        lowerPane.setScrollingDisabled(true, false)
+        lowerCell = innerTable.add(lowerPane)
+
+        add(innerTable)
     }
 
-    fun update() {
-        innerTable.clear()
+    fun update(height: Float) {
+        upperTable.clear()
+        lowerTable.clear()
 
         val miniStatsTable = Table()
         val selected = BaseScreen.skin.get("selection", Color::class.java)
@@ -66,10 +75,12 @@ class CityStatsTable(val cityScreen: CityScreen): Table() {
             val valueToDisplay = if (stat == Stat.Happiness) cityInfo.cityStats.happinessList.values.sum() else amount
             miniStatsTable.add(round(valueToDisplay).toInt().toLabel()).padRight(10f)
         }
-        innerTable.add(miniStatsTable)
+        upperTable.add(miniStatsTable)
 
-        innerTable.addSeparator()
+        upperTable.addSeparator()
         addText()
+
+        // begin lowerTable
         addCitizenManagement()
         if (!cityInfo.population.getMaxSpecialists().isEmpty()) {
             addSpecialistInfo()
@@ -77,10 +88,14 @@ class CityStatsTable(val cityScreen: CityScreen): Table() {
         if (cityInfo.religion.getNumberOfFollowers().isNotEmpty() && cityInfo.civInfo.gameInfo.isReligionEnabled())
             addReligionInfo()
 
-        innerTable.pack()
-        outerPane.layout()
-        outerPane.updateVisualScroll()
-        pack()
+        upperTable.pack()
+        lowerTable.pack()
+        lowerPane.layout()
+        lowerPane.updateVisualScroll()
+        lowerCell.maxHeight(height - upperTable.height - 8f) // 2 on each side of each cell in innerTable
+
+        innerTable.pack()  // update innerTable
+        pack()  // update self last
     }
 
     private fun addText() {
@@ -112,9 +127,9 @@ class CityStatsTable(val cityScreen: CityScreen): Table() {
                 }.tr()
         turnsToPopString += " (${cityInfo.population.foodStored}${Fonts.food}/${cityInfo.population.getFoodToNextPopulation()}${Fonts.food})"
 
-        innerTable.add(unassignedPopLabel).row()
-        innerTable.add(turnsToExpansionString.toLabel()).row()
-        innerTable.add(turnsToPopString.toLabel()).row()
+        upperTable.add(unassignedPopLabel).row()
+        upperTable.add(turnsToExpansionString.toLabel()).row()
+        upperTable.add(turnsToPopString.toLabel()).row()
 
         val tableWithIcons = Table()
         tableWithIcons.defaults().pad(2f)
@@ -140,7 +155,7 @@ class CityStatsTable(val cityScreen: CityScreen): Table() {
             tableWithIcons.add(wltkLabel).row()
         }
 
-        innerTable.add(tableWithIcons).row()
+        upperTable.add(tableWithIcons).row()
     }
 
     private fun addCitizenManagement() {
@@ -152,7 +167,7 @@ class CityStatsTable(val cityScreen: CityScreen): Table() {
                 Align.topRight
             )
         }
-        innerTable.add(expanderTab).growX().row()
+        lowerTable.add(expanderTab).growX().row()
     }
 
     private fun addSpecialistInfo() {
@@ -164,7 +179,7 @@ class CityStatsTable(val cityScreen: CityScreen): Table() {
                 Align.topRight
             )
         }
-        innerTable.add(expanderTab).growX().row()
+        lowerTable.add(expanderTab).growX().row()
     }
 
     private fun addReligionInfo() {
@@ -174,6 +189,6 @@ class CityStatsTable(val cityScreen: CityScreen): Table() {
             // ToDo: This probably should be refactored so its placed somewhere else in due time
             setPosition(stage.width - CityScreen.posFromEdge, stage.height - CityScreen.posFromEdge, Align.topRight)
         }
-        innerTable.add(expanderTab).growX().row()
+        lowerTable.add(expanderTab).growX().row()
     }
 }