diff --git a/src/components/OptionsList.js b/src/components/OptionsList.js
index 5add5fa4c95a..62b19b6f786b 100644
--- a/src/components/OptionsList.js
+++ b/src/components/OptionsList.js
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ class OptionsList extends Component {
 
     render() {
         return (
-            <View style={[styles.flex1]}>
+
+            // need to set a height (0 works in this case) so that the view will scroll on mobile
+            // NOTE: the view will still fill its container since it has flex: 1 on it
+            <View style={[styles.flex1, {height: 0}]}>
                 {this.props.headerMessage ? (
                     <View style={[styles.ph5, styles.pb5]}>
                         <Text style={[styles.textLabel, styles.colorMuted]}>