diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabview/tabview.css b/browser/base/content/tabview/tabview.css
index 682997b7279..8a0eb7dc1c3 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabview/tabview.css
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabview/tabview.css
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ body {
 
 .tab-title {
   position: absolute;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .stacked .tab-title {
diff --git a/browser/themes/gnomestripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css b/browser/themes/gnomestripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
index 12445e630ba..bdea111163a 100644
--- a/browser/themes/gnomestripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
+++ b/browser/themes/gnomestripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ html[dir=rtl] .expander {
   top: 100%;
   text-align: center;
   width: 94.5%;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .stacked {
diff --git a/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css b/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
index 9ecda844fd8..0b5a40ca036 100644
--- a/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
+++ b/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ html[dir=rtl] .expander {
   bottom: -20px;
   text-align: center;
   width: 94.5%;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  overflow: hidden;
   text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
 }
 
diff --git a/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
index 025a7b02bd2..76fcae72aee 100644
--- a/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
+++ b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ html[dir=rtl] .expander {
   bottom: -20px;
   text-align: center;
   width: 94.5%;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  overflow: hidden;
   text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
 }