diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_draw.c b/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_draw.c
index 98547dbe798..e9e036a65cb 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_draw.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_draw.c
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ static void file_draw_string(int sx, int sy, const char* string, float width, in
 	fs.align = align;
 
 	BLI_strncpy(fname,string, FILE_MAXFILE);
-	
+	file_shorten_string(fname, width+1.0, 0);
+
 	/* no text clipping needed, uiStyleFontDraw does it but is a bit too strict (for buttons it works) */
 	rect.xmin = sx;
 	rect.xmax = sx + ceil(width+4.0f);