diff --git a/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd b/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd
index af1ba97f7..039bdbf0b 100644
--- a/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd
+++ b/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ Addressed by *wlr/taskbar*
 	default: false ++
 	If set to true, group tasks by their app_id. Cannot be used with 'active-first'.
 
+*truncate*: ++
+	typeof: bool ++
+	default: false ++
+	If set to true, the task button text will be ellipsized (truncated with …) when the available button width is smaller than the label text.
+
 *on-click*: ++
 	typeof: string ++
 	The action which should be triggered when clicking on the application button with the left mouse button.
diff --git a/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp b/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
index c5c522d85..d9cb7e935 100644
--- a/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ Task::Task(const waybar::Bar &bar, const Json::Value &config, Taskbar *tbar,
   content_.show();
   button.add(content_);
 
+  // Apply optional label truncation (ellipsize).
+  if (config_["truncate"].isBool() && config_["truncate"].asBool()) {
+    text_before_.set_single_line_mode(true);
+    text_before_.set_ellipsize(Pango::ELLIPSIZE_END);
+    text_before_.set_line_wrap(false);
+
+    text_after_.set_single_line_mode(true);
+    text_after_.set_ellipsize(Pango::ELLIPSIZE_END);
+    text_after_.set_line_wrap(false);
+  }
+
   format_before_.clear();
   format_after_.clear();