diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_model_selector.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_model_selector.rs
index c71e70d459b47823a8e53688b4b6322671debe56..cca0454bf17ad74c9f87887d995b1ceeccf8ac1b 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_model_selector.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_model_selector.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use assistant_settings::AssistantSettings;
 use fs::Fs;
-use gpui::{Entity, FocusHandle};
+use gpui::{Entity, FocusHandle, SharedString};
 use language_model::LanguageModelRegistry;
 use language_model_selector::{LanguageModelSelector, LanguageModelSelectorPopoverMenu};
 use settings::update_settings_file;
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ impl Render for AssistantModelSelector {
     fn render(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
         let active_model = LanguageModelRegistry::read_global(cx).active_model();
         let focus_handle = self.focus_handle.clone();
+        let model_name = match active_model {
+            Some(model) => model.name().0,
+            _ => SharedString::from("No model selected"),
+        };
 
         LanguageModelSelectorPopoverMenu::new(
             self.selector.clone(),
@@ -57,23 +61,13 @@ impl Render for AssistantModelSelector {
                     h_flex()
                         .gap_0p5()
                         .child(
-                            div()
-                                .overflow_x_hidden()
-                                .flex_grow()
-                                .whitespace_nowrap()
-                                .child(match active_model {
-                                    Some(model) => h_flex()
-                                        .child(
-                                            Label::new(model.name().0)
-                                                .size(LabelSize::Small)
-                                                .color(Color::Muted),
-                                        )
-                                        .into_any_element(),
-                                    _ => Label::new("No model selected")
-                                        .size(LabelSize::Small)
-                                        .color(Color::Muted)
-                                        .into_any_element(),
-                                }),
+                            div().max_w_32().child(
+                                Label::new(model_name)
+                                    .size(LabelSize::Small)
+                                    .color(Color::Muted)
+                                    .text_ellipsis()
+                                    .into_any_element(),
+                            ),
                         )
                         .child(
                             Icon::new(IconName::ChevronDown)