diff --git a/Frameworks/DesktopKit/NXTTabView.m b/Frameworks/DesktopKit/NXTTabView.m
index d27983bc..41350102 100644
--- a/Frameworks/DesktopKit/NXTTabView.m
+++ b/Frameworks/DesktopKit/NXTTabView.m
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 // Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA.
 //
 
+#import <DesktopKit/Utilities.h>
 #import "NXTTabView.h"
-#include "Foundation/NSObjCRuntime.h"
 
 #define TAB_OFFSET 6
 
@@ -155,18 +155,23 @@ - (void)drawTabTitle:(NSString *)title
 {
   NSPoint titlePosition;
   NSDictionary *titleAttributes;
+  NSString *label = title;
 
   // Fill text background
   [background set];
   NSRectFill(titleRect);
 
   if (title) {
+    // TODO: `_trancated_label` is weird name. Use `_allowsTrancatedLabels` instead.
+    if (_truncated_label != NO) {
+      label = NXTShortenString(title, titleRect.size.width, _font, NXSymbolElement, NXTDotsAtRight);
+    }
     titlePosition = NSMakePoint(
-        titleRect.origin.x + (titleRect.size.width - [_font widthOfString:title]) / 2,
+        titleRect.origin.x + (titleRect.size.width - [_font widthOfString:label]) / 2,
         titleRect.origin.y + floorf((titleRect.size.height - [_font defaultLineHeightForFont]) / 2));
     titleAttributes =
         @{NSForegroundColorAttributeName : foreground, NSFontAttributeName : _font};
-    [title drawAtPoint:titlePosition withAttributes:titleAttributes];
+    [label drawAtPoint:titlePosition withAttributes:titleAttributes];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Tests/DesktopKit/TabViewTest.m b/Tests/DesktopKit/TabViewTest.m
index 2d2f872b..c0f586c9 100644
--- a/Tests/DesktopKit/TabViewTest.m
+++ b/Tests/DesktopKit/TabViewTest.m
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 */
 
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+#include "AppKit/NSTextField.h"
 #import <DesktopKit/NXTTabView.h>
 #import "TabViewTest.h"
 
@@ -41,31 +42,36 @@ - (id)init
   NXTTabView *tabView = [[NXTTabView alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(-1, -2, 359, 242)];
   tabView.unselectedBackgroundColor = [NSColor grayColor];
   tabView.selectedBackgroundColor = [NSColor lightGrayColor];
+  // [tabView setFont:[NSFont boldSystemFontOfSize:12]];
+  [tabView setAllowsTruncatedLabels:YES];
   [tabView setAutoresizingMask:NSViewWidthSizable | NSViewHeightSizable];
 
   NXTTabViewItem *item;
-  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"Model"];
-  item.label = @"Model";
+  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"0"];
+  item.label = @"Instances";
+  NSTextField *subview = [[NSTextField alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(20, 100, (359 - 40), 21)];
+  [item setView:subview];
+  [subview release];
   [tabView addTabViewItem:item];
 
-  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"Repeat"];
-  item.label = @"Repeat";
+  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"1"];
+  item.label = @"Classes";
   [tabView addTabViewItem:item];
 
-  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"Layouts"];
-  item.label = @"Layouts";
+  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"2"];
+  item.label = @"Images";
   [tabView addTabViewItem:item];
 
-  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"Shortcuts"];
-  item.label = @"Shortcuts";
+  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"3"];
+  item.label = @"Sounds";
   [tabView addTabViewItem:item];
 
-  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"Keypad"];
-  item.label = @"Keypad";
+  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"4"];
+  item.label = @"LogngTitle";
   [tabView addTabViewItem:item];
 
-  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"Modifiers"];
-  item.label = @"Modifiers";
+  item = [[NXTTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"5"];
+  item.label = @"VeryLogngTitle";
   [tabView addTabViewItem:item];
 
   [[window contentView] addSubview:tabView];