diff --git a/extensions/mentions/js/src/forum/components/PostMentionedNotification.js b/extensions/mentions/js/src/forum/components/PostMentionedNotification.js
index db7ac4cc6..64ab88159 100644
--- a/extensions/mentions/js/src/forum/components/PostMentionedNotification.js
+++ b/extensions/mentions/js/src/forum/components/PostMentionedNotification.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Notification from 'flarum/components/Notification';
+import { truncate } from 'flarum/utils/string';
 
 export default class PostMentionedNotification extends Notification {
   icon() {
@@ -21,6 +22,6 @@ export default class PostMentionedNotification extends Notification {
   }
 
   excerpt() {
-    return this.props.notification.subject().contentPlain();
+    return truncate(this.props.notification.subject().contentPlain(), 200);
   }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/mentions/js/src/forum/components/UserMentionedNotification.js b/extensions/mentions/js/src/forum/components/UserMentionedNotification.js
index 0cf183676..6808a06cf 100644
--- a/extensions/mentions/js/src/forum/components/UserMentionedNotification.js
+++ b/extensions/mentions/js/src/forum/components/UserMentionedNotification.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Notification from 'flarum/components/Notification';
+import { truncate } from 'flarum/utils/string';
 
 export default class UserMentionedNotification extends Notification {
   icon() {
@@ -18,6 +19,6 @@ export default class UserMentionedNotification extends Notification {
   }
 
   excerpt() {
-    return this.props.notification.subject().contentPlain();
+    return truncate(this.props.notification.subject().contentPlain(), 200);
   }
 }