diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx
index 359dbbc207..7e834b2dc1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx
@@ -17,16 +17,6 @@ const getHostname = url => {
   return parser.hostname;
 };
 
-const trim = (text, len) => {
-  const cut = text.indexOf(' ', len);
-
-  if (cut === -1) {
-    return text;
-  }
-
-  return text.slice(0, cut) + (text.length > len ? '…' : '');
-};
-
 const domParser = new DOMParser();
 
 const addAutoPlay = html => {
@@ -54,7 +44,6 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     card: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
-    maxDescription: PropTypes.number,
     onOpenMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     compact: PropTypes.bool,
     defaultWidth: PropTypes.number,
@@ -63,7 +52,6 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
-    maxDescription: 50,
     compact: false,
   };
 
@@ -176,7 +164,7 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { card, maxDescription, compact, defaultWidth } = this.props;
+    const { card, compact, defaultWidth } = this.props;
     const { width, embedded, revealed } = this.state;
 
     if (card === null) {
@@ -195,7 +183,7 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
     const description = (
       <div className='status-card__content' lang={language}>
         {title}
-        {!(horizontal || compact) && <p className='status-card__description'>{trim(card.get('description') || '', maxDescription)}</p>}
+        {!(horizontal || compact) && <p className='status-card__description' title={card.get('description')}>{card.get('description')}</p>}
         <span className='status-card__host'>{provider}</span>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
index a1f3a2dacc..eb74e10825 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
@@ -833,6 +833,10 @@ a.status-card {
 
 .status-card__description {
   color: $darker-text-color;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
 }
 
 .status-card__host {