diff --git a/src/Widgets/LabelWithWidgets.vala b/src/Widgets/LabelWithWidgets.vala
index 0a8bbb827..ad65a05db 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/LabelWithWidgets.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/LabelWithWidgets.vala
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ public class Tuba.Widgets.LabelWithWidgets : Gtk.Widget, Gtk.Buildable, Gtk.Acce
         }
     }
 
+    private bool _fix_overflow_hack = false;
+    public bool fix_overflow_hack {
+        get {
+            return fix_overflow_hack;
+        }
+        set {
+            _fix_overflow_hack = value;
+            update_label ();
+        }
+    }
+
     const string OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER = "\xEF\xBF\xBC";
 
     construct {
@@ -227,6 +238,11 @@ public class Tuba.Widgets.LabelWithWidgets : Gtk.Widget, Gtk.Buildable, Gtk.Acce
         var old_label = label.label;
         var new_label = _text.replace (placeholder, OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER);
 
+        if (_fix_overflow_hack) {
+            label.lines = int.max (100, widgets.length);
+            label.ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.END;
+        }
+
         if (old_label != new_label) {
             label.wrap = true;
             label.wrap_mode = Pango.WrapMode.WORD_CHAR;
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MarkupView.vala b/src/Widgets/MarkupView.vala
index 22e7868b6..a2dbde8f9 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MarkupView.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MarkupView.vala
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ public class Tuba.Widgets.MarkupView : Gtk.Box {
 				selectable = _selectable,
 				vexpand = true,
 				large_emojis = settings.enlarge_custom_emojis,
-				use_markup = true
+				use_markup = true,
+				fix_overflow_hack = true
 			};
 			if (instance_emojis != null) label.instance_emojis = instance_emojis;
 			if (mentions != null) label.mentions = mentions;
@@ -230,7 +231,8 @@ public class Tuba.Widgets.MarkupView : Gtk.Box {
 					var label = new RichLabel (text) {
 						visible = true,
 						css_classes = { "ttl-code", "monospace" },
-						use_markup = true
+						use_markup = true,
+						fix_overflow_hack = true
 						// markup = MarkupPolicy.DISALLOW
 					};
 
@@ -256,7 +258,8 @@ public class Tuba.Widgets.MarkupView : Gtk.Box {
 				var label = new RichLabel (text) {
 					visible = true,
 					css_classes = { "ttl-code", "italic" },
-					use_markup = true
+					use_markup = true,
+					fix_overflow_hack = true
 					// markup = MarkupPolicy.DISALLOW
 				};
 				v.append (label);
diff --git a/src/Widgets/RichLabel.vala b/src/Widgets/RichLabel.vala
index 87fc84a52..9047d109a 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/RichLabel.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/RichLabel.vala
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ public class Tuba.Widgets.RichLabel : Adw.Bin {
 		set { widget.lines = value; }
 	}
 
+	// #756
+	public bool fix_overflow_hack {
+		get {
+			return widget.fix_overflow_hack;
+		}
+		set {
+			widget.fix_overflow_hack = value;
+		}
+	}
+
 	public RichLabel (string? text = null) {
 		if (text != null)
 			label = text;