diff --git a/lib/config-schema.json b/lib/config-schema.json
index 67870b89..11d8c74e 100644
--- a/lib/config-schema.json
+++ b/lib/config-schema.json
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
     "default":false,
     "description":"When enabled the text editor content will be able to flow below the minimap."
   },
+  "adjustAbsoluteModeHeight":{
+    "type":"boolean",
+    "default":false,
+    "description":"When enabled and `Absolute Mode` is also enabled, the minimap height will be adjusted to only take the space required by the text editor content, leaving the space below triggering mouse events on the text editor. **Be aware this can have some impact on performances as the minimap canvases will be resized every time a change in the editor make its height change.**"
+  },
   "ignoreWhitespacesInTokens": {
     "type":"boolean",
     "default":false,
diff --git a/lib/minimap-element.js b/lib/minimap-element.js
index 09f5b77c..0b0cd4ed 100644
--- a/lib/minimap-element.js
+++ b/lib/minimap-element.js
@@ -276,6 +276,12 @@ export default class MinimapElement {
         return this.classList.toggle('absolute', this.absoluteMode)
       },
 
+      'minimap.adjustAbsoluteModeHeight': (adjustAbsoluteModeHeight) => {
+        this.adjustAbsoluteModeHeight = adjustAbsoluteModeHeight
+
+        return this.classList.toggle('adjust-absolute-height', this.adjustAbsoluteModeHeight)
+      },
+
       'minimap.ignoreWhitespacesInTokens': (ignoreWhitespacesInTokens) => {
         this.ignoreWhitespacesInTokens = ignoreWhitespacesInTokens
 
@@ -828,6 +834,8 @@ export default class MinimapElement {
       if (!minimap.canScroll()) { this.disposeScrollIndicator() }
     }
 
+    if (this.absoluteMode && this.adjustAbsoluteModeHeight) { this.updateCanvasesSize() }
+
     this.updateCanvas()
     minimap.clearCache()
   }
@@ -904,9 +912,13 @@ export default class MinimapElement {
     this.width = this.clientWidth
     let canvasWidth = this.width
 
-    if ((this.minimap != null)) { this.minimap.setScreenHeightAndWidth(this.height, this.width) }
+    if ((this.minimap != null)) {
+      this.minimap.setScreenHeightAndWidth(this.height, this.width)
+    }
 
-    if (wasResized || visibilityChanged || forceUpdate) { this.requestForcedUpdate() }
+    if (wasResized || visibilityChanged || forceUpdate) {
+      this.requestForcedUpdate()
+    }
 
     if (!this.isVisible()) { return }
 
@@ -927,12 +939,22 @@ export default class MinimapElement {
         delete this.flexBasis
       }
 
-      let canvas = this.getFrontCanvas()
-      if (canvasWidth !== canvas.width || this.height !== canvas.height) {
-        this.setCanvasesSize(
-          canvasWidth * devicePixelRatio,
-          (this.height + this.minimap.getLineHeight()) * devicePixelRatio
-        )
+      this.updateCanvasesSize(canvasWidth)
+    }
+  }
+
+  updateCanvasesSize (canvasWidth=this.getFrontCanvas().width) {
+    const maxCanvasHeight = this.height + this.minimap.getLineHeight()
+    const newHeight = this.absoluteMode && this.adjustAbsoluteModeHeight ? Math.min(this.minimap.getHeight(), maxCanvasHeight) : maxCanvasHeight
+    const canvas = this.getFrontCanvas()
+    if (canvasWidth !== canvas.width || newHeight !== canvas.height) {
+      this.setCanvasesSize(
+        canvasWidth * devicePixelRatio,
+        newHeight * devicePixelRatio
+      )
+      if (this.absoluteMode && this.adjustAbsoluteModeHeight) {
+        this.offscreenFirstRow = null
+        this.offscreenLastRow = null
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/spec/minimap-element-spec.js b/spec/minimap-element-spec.js
index 319b0624..fb42a3fb 100644
--- a/spec/minimap-element-spec.js
+++ b/spec/minimap-element-spec.js
@@ -1495,6 +1495,44 @@ describe('MinimapElement', () => {
           expect(minimapElement.classList.contains('left')).toBeTruthy()
         })
       })
+
+      describe('when minimap.adjustAbsoluteModeHeight setting is true', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          atom.config.set('minimap.adjustAbsoluteModeHeight', true)
+        })
+        describe('when the content of the minimap is smaller that the editor height', () => {
+          beforeEach(() => {
+            editor.setText(smallSample)
+            editorElement.setHeight(400)
+            minimapElement.measureHeightAndWidth()
+
+            waitsFor('a new animation frame request', () => {
+              return nextAnimationFrame !== noAnimationFrame
+            })
+
+            runs(() => nextAnimationFrame())
+          })
+          it('adjusts the canvas height to the minimap height', () => {
+            expect(minimapElement.shadowRoot.querySelector('canvas').offsetHeight).toEqual(minimap.getHeight())
+          })
+
+          describe('when the content is modified', () => {
+            beforeEach(() => {
+              editor.insertText('foo\n\nbar\n')
+
+              waitsFor('a new animation frame request', () => {
+                return nextAnimationFrame !== noAnimationFrame
+              })
+
+              runs(() => nextAnimationFrame())
+            })
+
+            it('adjusts the canvas height to the new minimap height', () => {
+              expect(minimapElement.shadowRoot.querySelector('canvas').offsetHeight).toEqual(minimap.getHeight())
+            })
+          })
+        })
+      })
     })
 
     describe('when the smoothScrolling setting is disabled', () => {
diff --git a/styles/minimap.less b/styles/minimap.less
index 79656dbb..6bd8aec1 100644
--- a/styles/minimap.less
+++ b/styles/minimap.less
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ atom-text-editor::shadow, atom-text-editor, html {
       position: absolute;
       right: 0;
 
+      &.adjust-absolute-height {
+        pointer-events: none;
+        &::shadow {
+          * {
+            pointer-events: auto;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       // absolute mode do nothing when the minimap is on the left, because
       // it would conflict with the editor's gutter
       &.left {