diff --git a/src/_includes/assets/css/screen.css b/src/_includes/assets/css/screen.css
index 6d29fb43f..495b4aa4c 100644
--- a/src/_includes/assets/css/screen.css
+++ b/src/_includes/assets/css/screen.css
@@ -2705,7 +2705,6 @@ a.banner:hover span {
 }
 
 .side-bar-ad-slot {
-  height: 600px;
   width: 300px;
   display: block;
 }
@@ -2714,6 +2713,7 @@ a.banner:hover span {
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 .ad-wrapper {
+  width: 100%;
   text-align: center;
   height: auto;
 }
diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/ad.njk b/src/_includes/partials/ad.njk
index 7fed6d0e4..0b9aa5995 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/ad.njk
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/ad.njk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <div class="ad-text" data-test-label="ad-text">{{ localizedAdText | upper }}</div>
     <ins
         class="adsbygoogle"
-        style="display: block; height: 280px;"
+        style="display: block;"
         data-ad-client="{{ secrets.googleAdsenseDataAdClient }}"
         data-ad-slot="{{ secrets.googleAdsenseDataAdSlot }}"
         data-ad-format="auto"
diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/gam-lazy-loader.njk b/src/_includes/partials/gam-lazy-loader.njk
index 61f9b78f4..2166e9686 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/gam-lazy-loader.njk
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/gam-lazy-loader.njk
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 <script>
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
     var sidebar = document.querySelector('.sidebar');
+    var postContent = document.querySelector('.post-content');
     var isSideBarDisplayed = window.getComputedStyle(sidebar).display !== 'none';
+
+    // Cap the sidebar height so it can never render taller than the main content
+    function capSidebarHeight() {
+        if (!isSideBarDisplayed || !postContent) return;
+        sidebar.style.maxHeight = postContent.offsetHeight + 'px';
+        sidebar.style.overflow = 'hidden';
+    }
+    capSidebarHeight();
+    window.addEventListener('load', capSidebarHeight);
+
     function prepareAdSlot(elementId) {
         // Get the element by ID
         const targetElement = document.getElementById(elementId);
@@ -60,9 +71,16 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
             var sidebarHeight = sidebar.offsetHeight;
             var adTextSideBarHeight = 0;
             var sideBarAdContainert = 600 + 17;
-        
+
+            // Since the sidebar contains content from multiple sources,
+            // account for its height so ads can fill leftover space
+            var existingContentHeight = 0;
+            for (var j = 0; j < sidebar.children.length; j++) {
+                existingContentHeight += sidebar.children[j].offsetHeight;
+            }
+
             var styles = window.getComputedStyle(sidebar);
-            var avaiableSideAdSpace = sidebarHeight - adTextSideBarHeight - parseFloat(styles.paddingTop) - parseFloat(styles.paddingBottom);
+            var avaiableSideAdSpace = sidebarHeight - adTextSideBarHeight - existingContentHeight - parseFloat(styles.paddingTop) - parseFloat(styles.paddingBottom);
             var numSideElements = Math.floor(avaiableSideAdSpace / sideBarAdContainert);
             for (var i = 0; i < numSideElements; i++) {
                 // container element