diff --git a/airflow/www/templates/airflow/dags.html b/airflow/www/templates/airflow/dags.html
index d7faf335e26d26..9e7898988b52aa 100644
--- a/airflow/www/templates/airflow/dags.html
+++ b/airflow/www/templates/airflow/dags.html
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ <h2>DAGs</h2>
                 <!-- Column 3: Name -->
                 <td>
                     <span>
-                      <a href="{{ url_for('Airflow.'+ dag.default_view, dag_id=dag.dag_id) }}" title="{{ dag.description }}">
+                      <a href="{{ url_for('Airflow.'+ dag.default_view, dag_id=dag.dag_id) }}" title="{{ dag.description[0:80] + '...' if dag.description|length > 80 else dag.description }}">
                           {{ dag.dag_id }}
                       </a>
                     </span>