diff --git a/src/common/components/EditableText.js b/src/common/components/EditableText.js
index d11cf6eeb..cf8ef5889 100644
--- a/src/common/components/EditableText.js
+++ b/src/common/components/EditableText.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import {
   Typography,
 } from '@mui/material';
 
+import MiddleEllipsis from 'common/components/MiddleEllipsis';
+
 const EditableText = props => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const {
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ const EditableText = props => {
     processing,
     addMessage,
     viewProps,
+    truncateLongNames,
     onSave,
     isEditing,
     setIsEditing,
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ const EditableText = props => {
 
   if (isEditing) {
     return (
-      <Stack direction="row" spacing={1}>
+      <Stack direction="row" spacing={1} sx={{ width: '100%' }}>
         <InputLabel htmlFor={id} className="visually-hidden">
           {label}
         </InputLabel>
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ const EditableText = props => {
     );
   }
 
+  const textValue = truncateLongNames ? (
+    <MiddleEllipsis>
+      <Typography component="span">{value}</Typography>
+    </MiddleEllipsis>
+  ) : (
+    value
+  );
+
   return (
     <Typography
       component={Stack}
@@ -154,7 +165,7 @@ const EditableText = props => {
         ...(viewProps?.sx || {}),
       }}
     >
-      {value || <Link href="#">+ {addMessage}</Link>}
+      {textValue || <Link href="#">+ {addMessage}</Link>}
       {isHovering && <EditIcon sx={{ color: 'blue.dark' }} />}
     </Typography>
   );
diff --git a/src/common/components/MiddleEllipsis.js b/src/common/components/MiddleEllipsis.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..657d13460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/components/MiddleEllipsis.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021-2023 Technology Matters
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ */
+
+// Based on https://github.com/bluepeter/react-middle-ellipsis
+
+import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
+
+const Component = props => {
+  const prepEllipses = useCallback(node => {
+    const parent = node.parentNode;
+    const targetTextNode = node.childNodes[0];
+
+    if (targetTextNode !== null) {
+      if (targetTextNode.hasAttribute('data-original')) {
+        targetTextNode.textContent =
+          targetTextNode.getAttribute('data-original');
+      }
+
+      ellipses(
+        node.offsetWidth < parent.offsetWidth ? node : parent,
+        targetTextNode
+      );
+    }
+  }, []);
+  const measuredParent = useCallback(
+    node => {
+      if (node !== null) {
+        window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
+          prepEllipses(node);
+        });
+        prepEllipses(node);
+      }
+    },
+    [prepEllipses]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <span
+      ref={measuredParent}
+      style={{
+        wordBreak: 'keep-all',
+        overflowWrap: 'normal',
+        ...(props.width && { width: props.width }),
+      }}
+    >
+      {props.children}
+    </span>
+  );
+};
+
+const ellipses = (parentNode, textNode) => {
+  const containerWidth = parentNode.offsetWidth;
+  const textWidth = textNode.offsetWidth;
+
+  if (textWidth > containerWidth) {
+    const characterCount = textNode.textContent.length;
+    const avgLetterSize = textWidth / characterCount;
+    const canFit = containerWidth / avgLetterSize;
+    const charactersToRemove = (characterCount - canFit + 5) / 2;
+    const endLeft = Math.floor(characterCount / 2 - charactersToRemove);
+    const startRight = Math.ceil(characterCount / 2 + charactersToRemove);
+    const startText = textNode.textContent.substr(0, endLeft);
+    const endText = textNode.textContent.substr(startRight);
+
+    textNode.setAttribute('data-original', textNode.textContent);
+    textNode.textContent = `${startText}…${endText}`;
+  }
+};
+
+export default Component;
diff --git a/src/sharedData/components/SharedDataEntryBase.js b/src/sharedData/components/SharedDataEntryBase.js
index 31c848226..96253c140 100644
--- a/src/sharedData/components/SharedDataEntryBase.js
+++ b/src/sharedData/components/SharedDataEntryBase.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { daysSince } from 'timeUtils';
 
 import ConfirmButton from 'common/components/ConfirmButton';
 import EditableText from 'common/components/EditableText';
+import MiddleEllipsis from 'common/components/MiddleEllipsis';
 import { formatDate } from 'localization/utils';
 import { useAnalytics } from 'monitoring/analytics';
 import Restricted from 'permissions/components/Restricted';
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ const SharedDataEntryBase = props => {
         <Grid
           item
           xs={isEditingName ? 12 : 8}
-          md={4}
+          md={6}
           order={{ xs: 2, md: 2 }}
           component={StackRow}
         >
@@ -146,17 +147,25 @@ const SharedDataEntryBase = props => {
           <Restricted
             permission="sharedData.edit"
             resource={permissionsResource}
-            FallbackComponent={() => <Typography>{dataEntry.name}</Typography>}
+            FallbackComponent={() => (
+              <MiddleEllipsis>
+                <Typography component="span">{dataEntry.name}</Typography>
+              </MiddleEllipsis>
+            )}
           >
             <EditableText
               id={`name-${dataEntry.id}`}
               label={t('sharedData.name_update')}
               value={dataEntry.name}
+              truncateLongNames
               onSave={onUpdateName}
               processing={processing}
               isEditing={isEditingName}
               setIsEditing={setIsEditingName}
-              viewProps={{ color: 'black', sx: { flexGrow: 1 } }}
+              viewProps={{
+                color: 'black',
+                sx: { flexGrow: 1, overflow: 'hidden' },
+              }}
             />
           </Restricted>
         </Grid>
@@ -164,8 +173,8 @@ const SharedDataEntryBase = props => {
         <Grid
           item
           xs={11}
-          md={3}
-          order={{ xs: 6, md: 3 }}
+          md={1}
+          order={{ xs: 6, md: 4 }}
           sx={{ wordWrap: 'break-word' }}
         >
           {info}