diff --git a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
index 532f9a099a823796706be48ed14cc7da820c5d8b..1323ee014f76ebde42b8dff436b2abed851d13f0 100644
--- a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
@@ -5203,7 +5203,7 @@ impl GitPanel {
 
                 this.child(
                     self.entry_label(path_name, path_color)
-                        .truncate()
+                        .truncate_start()
                         .when(strikethrough, Label::strikethrough),
                 )
             })
diff --git a/crates/ui/src/components/label/label_like.rs b/crates/ui/src/components/label/label_like.rs
index 10d54845dabf371b8da6fed5ebbcd2b8d82ea711..f6e7a1b893d54fff425618d5c604f591144a7385 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/components/label/label_like.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/components/label/label_like.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub trait LabelCommon {
     /// Sets the alpha property of the label, overwriting the alpha value of the color.
     fn alpha(self, alpha: f32) -> Self;
 
-    /// Truncates overflowing text with an ellipsis (`…`) if needed.
+    /// Truncates overflowing text with an ellipsis (`…`) at the end if needed.
     fn truncate(self) -> Self;
 
     /// Sets the label to render as a single line.