diff --git a/data/ui/edit-dialog.ui b/data/ui/edit-dialog.ui
index 37ec0555..98524ba4 100644
--- a/data/ui/edit-dialog.ui
+++ b/data/ui/edit-dialog.ui
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
                       <object class="GtkLabel" id="title_label">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                        <property name="ellipsize">middle</property>
+                        <property name="max_width_chars">40</property>
                         <property name="label" bind-source="summary_entry" bind-property="text" bind-flags="default" />
                         <style>
                           <class name="title"/>