diff --git a/quickshell/Widgets/ScrollingText.qml b/quickshell/Widgets/ScrollingText.qml
index cd367b297..302ec2c4b 100644
--- a/quickshell/Widgets/ScrollingText.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Widgets/ScrollingText.qml
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ Item {
 
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
         wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
-        width: root.needsScrolling ? implicitWidth : root.width
-        elide: root.needsScrolling ? Text.ElideNone : Text.ElideRight
+        width: Math.min(implicitWidth, root.width)
+        elide: SettingsData.scrollTitleEnabled ? Text.ElideNone : Text.ElideRight
         x: Math.round((root.needsScrolling ? -Math.min(root.scrollOffset, root.maxScrollOffset) : 0) + root.textShift)
         opacity: 1