diff --git a/src/htmltextview.py b/src/htmltextview.py
index d18c34673..31e8f67a0 100644
--- a/src/htmltextview.py
+++ b/src/htmltextview.py
@@ -913,6 +913,8 @@ class HtmlTextView(Gtk.TextView):
                 return
             text = getattr(tag, 'title', False)
             if text:
+                if len(text) > 50:
+                    text = text[:47] + '...'
                 position = w.get_origin()[1:]
                 self.tooltip.show_tooltip(text, 8, position[1] + y)