diff --git a/src/client/app/common/views/components/url-preview.vue b/src/client/app/common/views/components/url-preview.vue
index e182e7f8cb..f9b8415b5b 100644
--- a/src/client/app/common/views/components/url-preview.vue
+++ b/src/client/app/common/views/components/url-preview.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 			<header>
 				<h1>{{ title }}</h1>
 			</header>
-			<p>{{ description }}</p>
+			<p>{{ description.length > 85 ? description.slice(0, 85) + '…' : description }}</p>
 			<footer>
 				<img class="icon" v-if="icon" :src="icon"/>
 				<p>{{ sitename }}</p>