diff --git a/klipper/historystringitem.cpp b/klipper/historystringitem.cpp
index c7087d62c..73964a2f9 100644
--- a/klipper/historystringitem.cpp
+++ b/klipper/historystringitem.cpp
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ QMimeData *HistoryStringItem::mimeData() const
     data->setText(m_data);
     return data;
 }
+
+QString HistoryStringItem::text() const
+{
+    const int TEXT_LENGTH_LIMIT = 200;
+    return m_data.left(TEXT_LENGTH_LIMIT - 1) + (m_data.length() <= TEXT_LENGTH_LIMIT ? QStringLiteral("") : QStringLiteral("…"));
+}
diff --git a/klipper/historystringitem.h b/klipper/historystringitem.h
index 2336ab530..add5d20bd 100644
--- a/klipper/historystringitem.h
+++ b/klipper/historystringitem.h
@@ -37,8 +37,3 @@ public:
 private:
     QString m_data;
 };
-
-inline QString HistoryStringItem::text() const
-{
-    return m_data;
-}
diff --git a/klipper/klipper.cpp b/klipper/klipper.cpp
index c83731a5f..9f1c028e0 100644
--- a/klipper/klipper.cpp
+++ b/klipper/klipper.cpp
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ void Klipper::editData(const QSharedPointer<const HistoryItem> &item)
     KTextEdit *edit = new KTextEdit(dlg);
     edit->setAcceptRichText(false);
     if (item) {
-        edit->setPlainText(item->text());
+        edit->setPlainText(item->mimeData()->text());
     }
     edit->setFocus();
     edit->setMinimumSize(300, 40);