diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/whitespace.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/whitespace.vim
index db4a90c4..825ee50b 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/whitespace.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/whitespace.vim
@@ -106,7 +106,12 @@ function! airline#extensions#whitespace#check()
       endif
     endif
   endif
-  return b:airline_whitespace_check
+  if winwidth(0) < 120 && len(split(b:airline_whitespace_check, '\zs')) > 9
+    return matchstr(b:airline_whitespace_check, '^.\{9\}').'…'
+  else
+    return b:airline_whitespace_check
+  endif
+
 endfunction
 
 function! airline#extensions#whitespace#toggle()