diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/label.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/label.rs
index b68fb4337e1..42ed93ab2cb 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/label.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/label.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Label {
         Self {
             text: text.into(),
             wrap: None,
-            truncate: false,
+            truncate: true,
             sense: None,
             selectable: None,
         }