diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 70380a973..250c82765 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -3809,10 +3809,17 @@ static boolean M_PrepareLevelPlatter(INT32 gt)
 				}
 				else
 				{
+					char mapname[22+3]; // lvlttl[22] + " 19"
+
 					if (actnum)
-						sprintf(levelselect.rows[row].mapnames[col], "%s %d", mapheaderinfo[mapnum]->lvlttl, actnum);
+						sprintf(mapname, "%s %d", mapheaderinfo[mapnum]->lvlttl, actnum);
 					else
-						sprintf(levelselect.rows[row].mapnames[col], "%s", mapheaderinfo[mapnum]->lvlttl);
+						sprintf(mapname, "%s", mapheaderinfo[mapnum]->lvlttl);
+
+					if (strlen(mapname) >= 17)
+						sprintf(mapname+17-3, "...");
+
+					strcpy(levelselect.rows[row].mapnames[col], (const char *)mapname);
 				}
 			}
 			else
diff --git a/src/m_menu.h b/src/m_menu.h
index 5c07d8ae8..d5a3600a1 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.h
+++ b/src/m_menu.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ typedef struct
 {
 	char header[22+5]; // mapheader_t lvltttl max length + " ZONE"
 	INT32 maplist[3];
-	char mapnames[3][22];
+	char mapnames[3][17+1];
 	boolean mapavailable[3];
 } levelselectrow_t;