diff --git a/Libs/DICOM/Widgets/ctkDICOMBrowser.cpp b/Libs/DICOM/Widgets/ctkDICOMBrowser.cpp
index 344810e1f7..393ea06ec5 100644
--- a/Libs/DICOM/Widgets/ctkDICOMBrowser.cpp
+++ b/Libs/DICOM/Widgets/ctkDICOMBrowser.cpp
@@ -1092,10 +1092,22 @@ bool ctkDICOMBrowser::confirmDeleteSelectedUIDs(QStringList uids)
   ctkMessageBox confirmDeleteDialog;
   QString message = tr("Do you want to delete the following selected items?");
 
+  // calculate maximum number of rows that fit in the browser widget to have a reasonable limit
+  // on the items to show in the dialog
+  int browserHeight = this->geometry().height();
+  int patientsTableRowHeight = d->dicomTableManager->patientsTable()->tableView()->rowHeight(0);
+  int maxNumberOfPatientsToShow = browserHeight / patientsTableRowHeight - 1; // Subtract 1 due to the do not show checkbox
+
   // add the information about the selected UIDs
   int numUIDs = uids.size();
   for (int i = 0; i < numUIDs; ++i)
   {
+    if (i >= maxNumberOfPatientsToShow)
+    {
+      message += QString("\n(and %1 more)").arg(numUIDs - maxNumberOfPatientsToShow);
+      break;
+    }
+
     QString uid = uids.at(i);
 
     // try using the given UID to find a descriptive string