diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRow.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRow.kt
index fb45278b78..1503bf236b 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRow.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRow.kt
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ private fun ThreadSummaryView(
                     text = latestEvent.senderProfile.getDisambiguatedDisplayName(latestEvent.senderId),
                     style = ElementTheme.typography.fontBodySmMedium,
                     color = ElementTheme.colors.textSecondary,
+                    maxLines = 1,
+                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
                 )
 
                 Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(4.dp))