diff --git a/GlazeWM.Bar/Components/MusicComponentViewModel.cs b/GlazeWM.Bar/Components/MusicComponentViewModel.cs
index 39bc76c76..77b0ea1f3 100644
--- a/GlazeWM.Bar/Components/MusicComponentViewModel.cs
+++ b/GlazeWM.Bar/Components/MusicComponentViewModel.cs
@@ -91,17 +91,19 @@ private LabelViewModel CreateLabel()
 
       foreach (var session in songSessionDict)
       {
-        if(GetLabel(session.Value.MusicStatus) == _config.LabelPaused && label != _config.LabelPlaying)
+        var title = Truncate(session.Value.SongTitle, _config.MaxTitleLength);
+        var artist = Truncate(session.Value.ArtistName, _config.MaxArtistLength);
+        if (GetLabel(session.Value.MusicStatus) == _config.LabelPaused && label != _config.LabelPlaying)
         {
           label = _config.LabelPaused;
-          variableDictionary["song_title"] = () => session.Value.SongTitle;
-          variableDictionary["artist_name"] = () => session.Value.ArtistName;
+          variableDictionary["song_title"] = () => title;
+          variableDictionary["artist_name"] = () => artist;
         }
         else if (GetLabel(session.Value.MusicStatus) == _config.LabelPlaying)
         {
           label = _config.LabelPlaying;
-          variableDictionary["song_title"] = () => session.Value.SongTitle;
-          variableDictionary["artist_name"] = () => session.Value.ArtistName;
+          variableDictionary["song_title"] = () => title;
+          variableDictionary["artist_name"] = () => artist;
         }
       }
       return XamlHelper.ParseLabel(
@@ -110,5 +112,11 @@ private LabelViewModel CreateLabel()
         this
       );
     }
+    public static string Truncate(string value, int maxLength, string truncationSuffix = "…")
+    {
+      return value?.Length > maxLength && maxLength >= 0
+        ? string.Concat(value.AsSpan(0, maxLength), truncationSuffix)
+        : value;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/GlazeWM.Domain/UserConfigs/MusicComponentConfig.cs b/GlazeWM.Domain/UserConfigs/MusicComponentConfig.cs
index 962b2db24..c7164ebe4 100644
--- a/GlazeWM.Domain/UserConfigs/MusicComponentConfig.cs
+++ b/GlazeWM.Domain/UserConfigs/MusicComponentConfig.cs
@@ -14,5 +14,13 @@ public class MusicComponentConfig : BarComponentConfig
     /// Formatted text to display when music is playing.
     /// </summary>
     public string LabelPlaying { get; set; } = "{song_title} - {artist_name}";
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The maximum length after which the song title will be truncated; if set to -1, the title will not be truncated.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxTitleLength { get; set; } = -1;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The maximum length after which the artist name will be truncated; if set to -1, the name will not be truncated.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxArtistLength { get; set; } = -1;
   }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ee8b2131..394bc7bac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ Displays currently playing music.
   label_not_playing: ""
   label_paused: "{song_title} - {artist_name}"
   label_playing: "{song_title} - {artist_name} ▶"
+  max_title_length: 20
+  max_artist_length: 20
 ```
 
 ## Mixing font properties within a label