diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatordetailview.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatordetailview.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatordetailview.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatordetailview.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+QStyleOptionViewItem KDirOperatorDetailView::viewOptions() const
+{
+    QStyleOptionViewItem viewOptions = QTreeView::viewOptions();
+    viewOptions.textElideMode = Qt::ElideMiddle;
+    return viewOptions;
+}
+
 bool KDirOperatorDetailView::event(QEvent *event)
 {
     if (event->type() == QEvent::Polish) {
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatordetailview_p.h b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatordetailview_p.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatordetailview_p.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatordetailview_p.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     virtual bool setViewMode(KFile::FileView viewMode);
 
 protected:
+    QStyleOptionViewItem viewOptions() const override;
     bool event(QEvent *event) override;
     void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event) override;
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 {
     QStyleOptionViewItem viewOptions = QListView::viewOptions();
     viewOptions.showDecorationSelected = true;
+    viewOptions.textElideMode = Qt::ElideMiddle;
     viewOptions.decorationPosition = decorationPosition;
     if (viewOptions.decorationPosition == QStyleOptionViewItem::Left) {
         viewOptions.displayAlignment = Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter;