diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/templates/requests.hbs b/assets/scripts/app/templates/requests.hbs
index 20d1445a..d14f6650 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/templates/requests.hbs
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/templates/requests.hbs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             -
           {{/if}}
         </td>
-        <td>{{{formatMessage request.commit.message short="true" repoBinding=build.repo}}}</td>
+        <td class="commit-message">{{{formatMessage request.commit.message short="true" repoBinding=build.repo}}}</td>
         <td>{{request.type}}</td>
         <td>{{request.message}}</td>
       </tr>
diff --git a/assets/styles/requests.sass b/assets/styles/requests.sass
index bd2eac17..8f0d1b14 100644
--- a/assets/styles/requests.sass
+++ b/assets/styles/requests.sass
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@
       color: $color-text-status-failed
   .pr-number
     border-bottom: dotted black 1px
+
+#requests
+  td.commit-message
+    max-width: 250px
+    overflow: hidden
+    text-overflow: ellipsis