diff --git a/packages/react-shared/src/components/nested_sidebar_menu.tsx b/packages/react-shared/src/components/nested_sidebar_menu.tsx
index 71b9b4d325..1ad61fcca5 100644
--- a/packages/react-shared/src/components/nested_sidebar_menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-shared/src/components/nested_sidebar_menu.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ const styles: Styles = {
         fontSize: 14,
         lineHeight: 2,
         padding: 0,
+        whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+        overflow: 'hidden',
+        textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
     },
 };