diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
index 99adf6f6a7..fbb6d65b92 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
@@ -397,11 +397,7 @@ function display_forums($root_data = '', $display_moderators = true, $return_mod
 		if ($row['forum_last_post_id'])
 		{
 			$last_post_subject = $row['forum_last_post_subject'];
-			if (utf8_strlen(htmlspecialchars_decode($last_post_subject)) > 30)
-			{	
-				$last_post_subject = htmlspecialchars(utf8_substr(htmlspecialchars_decode($last_post_subject, 0, 30)));
-				$last_post_subject .= '...';
-			}
+			$last_post_subject_truncated = truncate_string($last_post_subject, 30, 255 ,false, '…');
 			$last_post_time = $user->format_date($row['forum_last_post_time']);
 			$last_post_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", 'f=' . $row['forum_id_last_post'] . '&p=' . $row['forum_last_post_id']) . '#p' . $row['forum_last_post_id'];
 		}
@@ -470,6 +466,7 @@ function display_forums($root_data = '', $display_moderators = true, $return_mod
 			'FORUM_IMAGE'			=> ($row['forum_image']) ? '<img src="' . $phpbb_root_path . $row['forum_image'] . '" alt="' . $user->lang[$folder_alt] . '" />' : '',
 			'FORUM_IMAGE_SRC'		=> ($row['forum_image']) ? $phpbb_root_path . $row['forum_image'] : '',
 			'LAST_POST_SUBJECT'		=> censor_text($last_post_subject),
+			'LAST_POST_SUBJECT_TRUNCATED'	=> censor_text($last_post_subject_truncated),
 			'LAST_POST_TIME'		=> $last_post_time,
 			'LAST_POSTER'			=> get_username_string('username', $row['forum_last_poster_id'], $row['forum_last_poster_name'], $row['forum_last_poster_colour']),
 			'LAST_POSTER_COLOUR'	=> get_username_string('colour', $row['forum_last_poster_id'], $row['forum_last_poster_name'], $row['forum_last_poster_colour']),
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/forumlist_body.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/forumlist_body.html
index ca38d3b5c0..55f8e6df30 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/forumlist_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/forumlist_body.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 						<!-- IF forumrow.U_UNAPPROVED_TOPICS --><a href="{forumrow.U_UNAPPROVED_TOPICS}">{UNAPPROVED_IMG}</a><!-- ENDIF -->
 						<!-- IF forumrow.LAST_POST_TIME --><dfn>{L_LAST_POST}</dfn>
 						<!-- IF forumrow.S_DISPLAY_SUBJECT -->
-							<a href="{forumrow.U_LAST_POST}">{forumrow.LAST_POST_SUBJECT}</a> <br />
+							<a href="{forumrow.U_LAST_POST}">{forumrow.LAST_POST_SUBJECT_TRUNCATED}</a> <br />
 						<!-- ENDIF --> 
 						{L_POST_BY_AUTHOR} {forumrow.LAST_POSTER_FULL}
 						<!-- IF not S_IS_BOT --><a href="{forumrow.U_LAST_POST}">{LAST_POST_IMG}</a> <!-- ENDIF --><br />{forumrow.LAST_POST_TIME}<!-- ELSE -->{L_NO_POSTS}<br />&nbsp;<!-- ENDIF --></span>