diff --git a/airflow/www/templates/airflow/dags.html b/airflow/www/templates/airflow/dags.html
index 49833874d9a81..5c3806d56700a 100644
--- a/airflow/www/templates/airflow/dags.html
+++ b/airflow/www/templates/airflow/dags.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ <h2>DAGs</h2>
 
                 <!-- Column 3: Name -->
                 <td>
-                  <a href="{{ url_for('airflow.'+ dag.get_default_view(), dag_id=dag.dag_id) }}" title="{{ dag.description }}">
+                  <a href="{{ url_for('airflow.'+ dag.get_default_view(), dag_id=dag.dag_id) }}" title="{{ dag.description[0:80] + '...' if dag.description|length > 80 else dag.description }}">
                       {{ dag.dag_id }}
                   </a>
                 </td>
diff --git a/airflow/www_rbac/templates/airflow/dags.html b/airflow/www_rbac/templates/airflow/dags.html
index 4cb7c4f09019b..3f3cd71f8c81f 100644
--- a/airflow/www_rbac/templates/airflow/dags.html
+++ b/airflow/www_rbac/templates/airflow/dags.html
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ <h2>DAGs</h2>
                 <!-- Column 3: Name -->
                 <td>
                     <span>
-                      <a href="{{ url_for('Airflow.'+ dag.get_default_view(), dag_id=dag.dag_id) }}" title="{{ dag.description }}">
+                      <a href="{{ url_for('Airflow.'+ dag.get_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>