diff --git a/widget/chatareawidget.cpp b/widget/chatareawidget.cpp
index 765d9e96c..c2e7a90b6 100644
--- a/widget/chatareawidget.cpp
+++ b/widget/chatareawidget.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ ChatAreaWidget::ChatAreaWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     chatTextTable = textCursor().insertTable(1,3);
 
     QTextTableFormat tableFormat;
-    tableFormat.setColumnWidthConstraints({QTextLength(QTextLength::VariableLength,0),
-                                           QTextLength(QTextLength::PercentageLength,100),
-                                           QTextLength(QTextLength::VariableLength,0)});
     tableFormat.setBorderStyle(QTextFrameFormat::BorderStyle_None);
+    tableFormat.setCellSpacing(2);
+    tableFormat.setWidth(QTextLength(QTextLength::PercentageLength,100));
     chatTextTable->setFormat(tableFormat);
-    chatTextTable->format().setCellSpacing(2);
-    chatTextTable->format().setWidth(QTextLength(QTextLength::PercentageLength,100));
+    setNameColWidth(100);
 
 //    nameFormat.setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight);
 //    nameFormat.setNonBreakableLines(true);
@@ -135,3 +133,14 @@ void ChatAreaWidget::checkSlider()
     QScrollBar* scroll = verticalScrollBar();
     lockSliderToBottom = scroll && scroll->value() == scroll->maximum();
 }
+
+void ChatAreaWidget::setNameColWidth(int w)
+{
+    nameWidth = w;
+
+    QTextTableFormat tableFormat = chatTextTable->format();
+    tableFormat.setColumnWidthConstraints({QTextLength(QTextLength::FixedLength, 100),
+                                           QTextLength(QTextLength::PercentageLength, 100),
+                                           QTextLength(QTextLength::FixedLength, 40)});
+    chatTextTable->setFormat(tableFormat);
+}
diff --git a/widget/chatareawidget.h b/widget/chatareawidget.h
index c30b12c61..05d41de4e 100644
--- a/widget/chatareawidget.h
+++ b/widget/chatareawidget.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public:
     virtual ~ChatAreaWidget();
     void insertMessage(ChatAction *msgAction);
 
+    int nameColWidth() {return nameWidth;}
+    void setNameColWidth(int w);
+
 signals:
     void onFileTranfertInterract(QString widgetName, QString buttonName);
 
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ private:
     QList<ChatAction*> messages;
     bool lockSliderToBottom;
     int sliderPosition;
+    int nameWidth;
     QTextTable *chatTextTable;
     QTextBlockFormat nameFormat, dateFormat;
 };
diff --git a/widget/form/chatform.cpp b/widget/form/chatform.cpp
index a200eff08..9c57f0d88 100644
--- a/widget/form/chatform.cpp
+++ b/widget/form/chatform.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void ChatForm::startFileSend(ToxFile file)
         name = "";
     previousName = Widget::getInstance()->getUsername();
 
-    chatWidget->insertMessage(new FileTransferAction(fileTrans, name, QTime::currentTime().toString("hh:mm"), true));
+    chatWidget->insertMessage(new FileTransferAction(fileTrans, getElidedName(name), QTime::currentTime().toString("hh:mm"), true));
 }
 
 void ChatForm::onFileRecvRequest(ToxFile file)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void ChatForm::onFileRecvRequest(ToxFile file)
         name = "";
     previousName = f->getName();
 
-    chatWidget->insertMessage(new FileTransferAction(fileTrans, name, QTime::currentTime().toString("hh:mm"), false));
+    chatWidget->insertMessage(new FileTransferAction(fileTrans, getElidedName(name), QTime::currentTime().toString("hh:mm"), false));
 }
 
 void ChatForm::onAvInvite(int FriendId, int CallId, bool video)
diff --git a/widget/form/genericchatform.cpp b/widget/form/genericchatform.cpp
index a10fe0c83..c992ba563 100644
--- a/widget/form/genericchatform.cpp
+++ b/widget/form/genericchatform.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void GenericChatForm::addMessage(QString author, QString message, QDateTime date
 
     if (previousName == author)
         chatWidget->insertMessage(new MessageAction("", message, date, isMe));
-    else chatWidget->insertMessage(new MessageAction(author , message, date, isMe));
+    else chatWidget->insertMessage(new MessageAction(getElidedName(author) , message, date, isMe));
     previousName = author;
 }
 
@@ -212,3 +212,12 @@ void GenericChatForm::addSystemInfoMessage(const QString &message, const QString
 
     chatWidget->insertMessage(new SystemMessageAction(message, type, date));
 }
+
+QString GenericChatForm::getElidedName(const QString& name)
+{
+    QFont font;
+    font.setBold(true);
+    QFontMetrics fm(font);
+
+    return fm.elidedText(name, Qt::ElideRight, chatWidget->nameColWidth());
+}
diff --git a/widget/form/genericchatform.h b/widget/form/genericchatform.h
index d45bf1072..2111bcdf9 100644
--- a/widget/form/genericchatform.h
+++ b/widget/form/genericchatform.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ protected slots:
     void onEmoteInsertRequested(QString str);
 
 protected:
+    QString getElidedName(const QString& name);
+
     CroppingLabel *nameLabel;
     MaskablePixmapWidget *avatar;
     QWidget *headWidget;