diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e8efbd..3f1d124 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+- `ellipsize` option to control how long lines should be ellipsized when `word_wrap` is set to `false`
+
 ### Fixed
 - `new_icon` rule being ignored on notifications that had a raw icon
 - Do not replace format strings, which are in notification content
diff --git a/docs/dunst.pod b/docs/dunst.pod
index 5d3c677..b8470d8 100644
--- a/docs/dunst.pod
+++ b/docs/dunst.pod
@@ -351,6 +351,11 @@ If it's set to false, long lines will be truncated an ellipsised.
 If it's set to true, long lines will be broken into multiple lines expanding
 the notification window height as necessary for them to fit.
 
+=item B<ellipsize> (values: [start/middle/end], default: middle)
+
+If word_wrap is set to false, specifies where truncated lines should be
+ellipsized.
+
 =item B<ignore_newline> (values: [true/false], default: false)
 
 If set to true, replace newline characters in notifications with whitespace.
diff --git a/dunstrc b/dunstrc
index be0dd0a..a954e40 100644
--- a/dunstrc
+++ b/dunstrc
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@
     # geometry.
     word_wrap = yes
 
+    # When word_wrap is set to no, specify where to ellipsize long lines.
+    ellipsize = middle
+
     # Ignore newlines '\n' in notifications.
     ignore_newline = no
 
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index 1e7ae5e..66c897f 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -169,6 +169,29 @@ void load_settings(char *cmdline_config_path)
                 "Truncating long lines or do word wrap"
         );
 
+        {
+                char *c = option_get_string(
+                        "global",
+                        "ellipsize", "-ellipsize", "middle",
+                        "Ellipsize truncated lines on the start/middle/end"
+                );
+
+                if (strlen(c) > 0) {
+                        if (strcmp(c, "start") == 0)
+                                settings.ellipsize = start;
+                        else if (strcmp(c, "middle") == 0)
+                                settings.ellipsize = middle;
+                        else if (strcmp(c, "end") == 0)
+                                settings.ellipsize = end;
+                        else {
+                                fprintf(stderr,
+                                        "Warning: unknown value for ellipsize\n");
+                                settings.ellipsize = middle;
+                        }
+                        g_free(c);
+                }
+        }
+
         settings.ignore_newline = option_get_bool(
                 "global",
                 "ignore_newline", "-ignore_newline", ignore_newline,
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index c121af3..5ac62e7 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "x11/x.h"
 
 enum alignment { left, center, right };
+enum ellipsize { start, middle, end };
 enum icon_position_t { icons_left, icons_right, icons_off };
 enum separator_color { FOREGROUND, AUTO, FRAME, CUSTOM };
 enum follow_mode { FOLLOW_NONE, FOLLOW_MOUSE, FOLLOW_KEYBOARD };
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct _settings {
         int history_length;
         int show_indicators;
         int word_wrap;
+        enum ellipsize ellipsize;
         int ignore_newline;
         int line_height;
         int notification_height;
diff --git a/src/x11/x.c b/src/x11/x.c
index 1ca3243..b8a98b8 100644
--- a/src/x11/x.c
+++ b/src/x11/x.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <cairo.h>
 #include <cairo-xlib.h>
 #include <gdk/gdk.h>
@@ -404,7 +405,21 @@ static colored_layout *r_init_shared(cairo_t *c, notification *n)
         cl->l = create_layout(c);
 
         if (!settings.word_wrap) {
-                pango_layout_set_ellipsize(cl->l, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE);
+                PangoEllipsizeMode ellipsize;
+                switch (settings.ellipsize) {
+                        case start:
+                                ellipsize = PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_START;
+                                break;
+                        case middle:
+                                ellipsize = PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE;
+                                break;
+                        case end:
+                                ellipsize = PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END;
+                                break;
+                        default:
+                                assert(false);
+                }
+                pango_layout_set_ellipsize(cl->l, ellipsize);
         }
 
         GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = NULL;