diff --git a/src/blackgui/models/textmessagelistmodel.cpp b/src/blackgui/models/textmessagelistmodel.cpp
index 0aa07d906..1ffff36c2 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/models/textmessagelistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/models/textmessagelistmodel.cpp
@@ -81,5 +81,15 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
         }
 
+        QVariant CTextMessageListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+        {
+            if (role == Qt::ToolTipRole)
+            {
+                // the underlying model object as summary
+                const CTextMessage model(this->at(index));
+                return model.asHtmlSummary("<br>");
+            }
+            return CListModelBase::data(index, role);
+        }
     }  // namespace
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/models/textmessagelistmodel.h b/src/blackgui/models/textmessagelistmodel.h
index 704d6eaec..c0e84ab54 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/models/textmessagelistmodel.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/models/textmessagelistmodel.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Mode
             TextMessageMode getTextMessageMode() const { return m_textMessageMode; }
 
+            //! \copydoc QAbstractItemModel::data
+            virtual QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const override;
+
         private:
             TextMessageMode m_textMessageMode = NotSet;
         };
diff --git a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp
index 59e0801d6..3700167b1 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->setVerticalScrollMode(QAbstractItemView::ScrollPerPixel);
             this->setHorizontalScrollMode(QAbstractItemView::ScrollPerPixel);
             this->setWordWrap(true);
+            this->setTextElideMode(Qt::ElideMiddle);
 
             // shortcuts
             QShortcut *filter = new QShortcut(CShortcut::keyDisplayFilter(), this, SLOT(ps_displayFilterDialog()), nullptr, Qt::WidgetShortcut);
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/textmessage.cpp b/src/blackmisc/network/textmessage.cpp
index d1a1a7dd6..3b18c7e16 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/textmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/textmessage.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <Qt>
 #include <QtGlobal>
+#include <QStringBuilder>
 
 using namespace BlackMisc::Aviation;
 using namespace BlackMisc::PhysicalQuantities;
@@ -37,17 +38,13 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
         QString CTextMessage::convertToQString(bool i18n) const
         {
-            QString s(m_message);
             if (this->isPrivateMessage())
             {
-                s.append(" ").append(m_senderCallsign.toQString(i18n));
-                s.append(" ").append(m_recipientCallsign.toQString(i18n));
+                return m_message %
+                       QStringLiteral(" ") % m_senderCallsign.toQString(i18n) %
+                       QStringLiteral(" ") % m_recipientCallsign.toQString(i18n);
             }
-            else
-            {
-                s.append(" ").append(m_frequency.toQString(i18n));
-            }
-            return s;
+            return m_message % QStringLiteral(" ") % m_frequency.toQString(i18n);
         }
 
         bool CTextMessage::isPrivateMessage() const
@@ -171,6 +168,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return { this, CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, m };
         }
 
+        QString CTextMessage::asHtmlSummary(const QString &separator) const
+        {
+            return this->asString(true, true, separator);
+        }
+
         void CTextMessage::toggleSenderRecipient()
         {
             qSwap(m_senderCallsign, m_recipientCallsign);
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/textmessage.h b/src/blackmisc/network/textmessage.h
index 5bb32b878..a1ceddc57 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/textmessage.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/textmessage.h
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             //! \param separator         values separated by given value
             CStatusMessage asStatusMessage(bool withSender, bool withRecipient, const QString &separator = ", ") const;
 
+            //! Summary HTML code
+            QString asHtmlSummary(const QString &separator = "<br>") const;
+
             //! Toggle sender receiver, can be used to ping my own message
             void toggleSenderRecipient();