diff --git a/src/engine/client/text.cpp b/src/engine/client/text.cpp
index 66d5da2fb..95f56f13d 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/text.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/text.cpp
@@ -1046,6 +1046,8 @@ public:
 		// string length
 		if(Length < 0)
 			Length = str_length(pText);
+		else
+			Length = minimum(Length, str_length(pText));
 
 		const float Scale = 1.0f / pSizeData->m_FontSize;