diff --git a/docs/.storybook/preview-head.html b/docs/.storybook/preview-head.html
index 05da1e9..61759b6 100644
--- a/docs/.storybook/preview-head.html
+++ b/docs/.storybook/preview-head.html
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 <script>
   window.global = window;
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>
+
+<style>
+  body{
+    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+  }
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/selectFilter.tsx b/src/components/selectFilter.tsx
index badd6ee..4ea683a 100644
--- a/src/components/selectFilter.tsx
+++ b/src/components/selectFilter.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useFilter } from '../hooks/useFilter';
 import { useTheme } from '../hooks/useTheme';
 import { asString, castArray, flatMap, uniq } from '../misc/helpers';
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { useColumnContext, useTableContext } from '../misc/tableContext';
 import type { CommonFilterProps, InternalColumn, SerializableValue } from '../types';
 import { AutoFocusTextField } from './autoFocusTextField';
 import { FormControlLabel } from './formControlLabel';
+import type { VirtualListProps } from './virtualList';
+import { VirtualList } from './virtualList';
 
 function toggle<T>(set: Set<T>, value: T, singleSelect?: boolean) {
   const newSet = new Set(singleSelect ? [] : set);
@@ -40,6 +42,9 @@ export function SelectFilter<T, V, F extends SerializableValue>({
   hideSearchField?: boolean;
   /** If enabled, the reset button is hidden. */
   hideResetButton?: boolean;
+  /** Virtual list props.
+   * @default true */
+  virtual?: VirtualListProps<unknown>['virtual'];
 } & CommonFilterProps<T, V, F, Set<F>>): JSX.Element {
   const IconButton = useTheme((t) => t.components.IconButton);
   const Checkbox = useTheme((t) => t.components.Checkbox);
@@ -95,6 +100,10 @@ export function SelectFilter<T, V, F extends SerializableValue>({
 
   const Button = useTheme((t) => t.components.Button);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setQuery('');
+  }, [isActive]);
+
   return (
     <div
       css={{
@@ -125,8 +134,14 @@ export function SelectFilter<T, V, F extends SerializableValue>({
         </Button>
       )}
 
-      <div css={{ maxHeight: '20em', overflowY: 'auto' }}>
-        {ordered.map((option, index) => (
+      <VirtualList
+        items={ordered}
+        css={{
+          width: '20em',
+          maxHeight: '20em',
+        }}
+      >
+        {(option, index) => (
           <FormControlLabel
             key={index}
             control={
@@ -137,8 +152,8 @@ export function SelectFilter<T, V, F extends SerializableValue>({
             }
             label={render(option)}
           ></FormControlLabel>
-        ))}
-      </div>
+        )}
+      </VirtualList>
 
       {ordered.length === 0 && <span css={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>{noResults}</span>}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/virtualList.tsx b/src/components/virtualList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bd03a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/virtualList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import type { HTMLProps, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { throttle } from '../misc/throttle';
+
+export interface VirtualListProps<T> extends Omit<HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>, 'children'> {
+  virtual?:
+    | boolean
+    | {
+        rowHeight?: number;
+        initalRowHeight?: number;
+        throttleScroll?: number;
+        overscan?: number;
+        overscanBottom?: number;
+        overscanTop?: number;
+      };
+  items: T[];
+  children: (item: T, index: number) => ReactNode;
+}
+
+export function VirtualList<T>({
+  virtual = true,
+  items,
+  children,
+  ...props
+}: VirtualListProps<T>): JSX.Element {
+  const container = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [, setId] = useState({});
+
+  const throttleScroll = (typeof virtual === 'boolean' ? undefined : virtual)?.throttleScroll ?? 16;
+  const update = useMemo(() => throttle(() => setId({}), throttleScroll), [throttleScroll]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!virtual) return;
+
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(update);
+
+    if (container.current) {
+      ro.observe(container.current);
+    }
+
+    window.addEventListener('resize', update, true);
+    return () => {
+      ro.disconnect();
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', update, true);
+      update.cancel();
+    };
+  }, [update, virtual, throttleScroll]);
+
+  if (!virtual) {
+    return (
+      <div
+        {...props}
+        css={{
+          overflowY: 'auto',
+          display: 'grid',
+        }}
+      >
+        {items.map((item, index) => children(item, index))}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const {
+    rowHeight,
+    initalRowHeight = 38,
+    overscan = 100,
+    overscanTop,
+    overscanBottom,
+  } = (virtual instanceof Object ? virtual : undefined) ?? {};
+
+  const itemHeight = rowHeight ?? (averageItemHeight(container.current) || initalRowHeight);
+  const from = container.current?.clientHeight
+    ? Math.max(
+        0,
+        Math.floor((container.current.scrollTop - (overscanTop ?? overscan)) / itemHeight),
+      )
+    : 0;
+  const to = container.current?.clientHeight
+    ? Math.min(
+        items.length,
+        Math.ceil(
+          (container.current.scrollTop +
+            container.current.clientHeight +
+            (overscanBottom ?? overscan)) /
+            itemHeight,
+        ),
+      )
+    : 1;
+  const before = from * itemHeight;
+  const after = (items.length - to) * itemHeight;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      {...props}
+      onScroll={(event) => {
+        update();
+        props.onScroll?.(event);
+      }}
+      ref={container}
+      css={{
+        overflowY: 'auto',
+        display: 'grid',
+      }}
+    >
+      <div data-virtual-before style={{ height: before }} />
+      {items.slice(from, to).map((item, index) => children(item, index + from))}
+      <div data-virtual-after style={{ height: after }} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function averageItemHeight(container: HTMLDivElement | null) {
+  if (!container?.children.length) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const heights = Array.from(container.children)
+    .slice(1, -1)
+    .map((child) => child.clientHeight);
+  return heights.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / heights.length;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/virtualized.tsx b/src/components/virtualized.tsx
index cfae481..fc7acab 100644
--- a/src/components/virtualized.tsx
+++ b/src/components/virtualized.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function Virtualized<T>({
   const table = useTableContext<T>();
   const virtual = table.useState((state) => state.props.virtual);
   const probeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const [, setCounter] = useState(0);
+  const [, setId] = useState({});
 
   const {
     itemIds = [],
@@ -92,23 +92,20 @@ export function Virtualized<T>({
   );
 
   const throttleScroll = (typeof virtual === 'boolean' ? undefined : virtual)?.throttleScroll ?? 16;
-  const incCounter = useMemo(
-    () => throttle(() => setCounter((c) => c + 1), throttleScroll),
-    [throttleScroll],
-  );
+  const update = useMemo(() => throttle(() => setId({}), throttleScroll), [throttleScroll]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!virtual || !probeRef.current) return;
 
-    window.addEventListener('scroll', incCounter, true);
-    window.addEventListener('resize', incCounter, true);
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', update, true);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', update, true);
     return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener('scroll', incCounter, true);
-      window.removeEventListener('resize', incCounter, true);
+      window.removeEventListener('scroll', update, true);
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', update, true);
     };
-  }, [incCounter, virtual]);
+  }, [update, virtual]);
 
-  useEffect(() => incCounter.cancel, [incCounter]);
+  useEffect(() => update.cancel, [update]);
 
   useLayoutEffect(() =>
     table.getState().props.debugRender?.(`Virtualalized render ${from} to ${to}`),