diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/base.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/base.html
index 67326e356c..dc88f83778 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/base.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/base.html
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
                 <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-top-links navbar-left hidden-xs">
                     <li class="dropdown">
                         <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i>
-                            {{ request.event }} <span class="caret"></span></a>
+                            <span class="event-name">{{ request.event }}</span>
+                            <span class="caret"></span></a>
                         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
                             <li><a href="{% url "control:events" %}">{% trans "Events overview" %}</a></li>
                             {% regroup request.user.events_cache by organizer as event_list %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/scss/main.scss b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/scss/main.scss
index e6509fcac3..11bc9c1d62 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/scss/main.scss
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/scss/main.scss
@@ -288,3 +288,12 @@ body.loading #wrapper {
 .colorpicker-2x .colorpicker-color div {
     height: 30px;
 }
+
+.event-name {
+    display: inline-block;
+    max-width: 150px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    vertical-align: bottom;
+}