diff --git a/app/dialogs/welcome-dialog.c b/app/dialogs/welcome-dialog.c
index 4fff11bca0..e23ffda728 100644
--- a/app/dialogs/welcome-dialog.c
+++ b/app/dialogs/welcome-dialog.c
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ welcome_dialog_create_creation_page (Gimp       *gimp,
         gtk_grid_attach (GTK_GRID (grid), thumbnail, 1, 0, 1, 1);
 
       name_label = gtk_label_new (basename);
+      gtk_label_set_ellipsize (GTK_LABEL (name_label), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE);
       g_free (basename);
       g_object_set (name_label, "xalign", 0.0, NULL);
       gtk_grid_attach (GTK_GRID (grid), name_label, 2, 0, 1, 1);
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorscales.c b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorscales.c
index 1dce6b539e..99a00d2d0f 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorscales.c
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorscales.c
@@ -356,12 +356,21 @@ create_group (GimpColorScales           *scales,
 
   if (add_label)
     {
+      GtkWidget *scrolled_window;
+
+      scrolled_window = gtk_scrolled_window_new (NULL, NULL);
+      gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy (GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW (scrolled_window),
+                                      GTK_POLICY_EXTERNAL, GTK_POLICY_NEVER);
+      gtk_grid_attach (GTK_GRID (grid), scrolled_window, 1, row, 3, 1);
+      gtk_widget_set_visible (scrolled_window, TRUE);
+
       label = gtk_label_new (NULL);
       gtk_widget_set_halign (label, GTK_ALIGN_START);
       gtk_label_set_justify (GTK_LABEL (label), GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
+      gtk_label_set_ellipsize (GTK_LABEL (label), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
       gtk_label_set_text (GTK_LABEL (label), _("Profile: sRGB"));
-      gtk_grid_attach (GTK_GRID (grid), label, 1, row, 3, 1);
-      gtk_widget_show (label);
+      gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (scrolled_window), label);
+      gtk_widget_set_visible (label, TRUE);
 
       scales->profile_labels = g_list_prepend (scales->profile_labels, label);
     }