diff --git a/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php b/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php
index e5f5c669fc6..22f56e86337 100644
--- a/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php
@@ -1623,13 +1623,8 @@ class qtype_calculated extends question_type {
                         <td align=\"left\">";
                 foreach ($datasetdef->questions as $qu) {
                     // Limit the name length displayed.
-                    if (!empty($qu->name)) {
-                        $qu->name = (strlen($qu->name) > $lnamemax) ?
-                            substr($qu->name, 0, $lnamemax).'...' : $qu->name;
-                    } else {
-                        $qu->name = '';
-                    }
-                    $text .= " &nbsp;&nbsp; {$qu->name} <br/>";
+                    $questionname = $this->get_short_question_name($qu->name, $lnamemax);
+                    $text .= " &nbsp;&nbsp; {$questionname} <br/>";
                 }
                 $text .= "</td></tr>";
             }
@@ -1640,6 +1635,26 @@ class qtype_calculated extends question_type {
         return $text;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This function shortens a question name if it exceeds the character limit.
+     *
+     * @param string $stringtoshorten the string to be shortened.
+     * @param int $characterlimit the character limit.
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function get_short_question_name($stringtoshorten, $characterlimit)
+    {
+        if (!empty($stringtoshorten)) {
+            $returnstring = format_string($stringtoshorten);
+            if (strlen($returnstring) > $characterlimit) {
+                $returnstring = shorten_text($returnstring, $characterlimit, true);
+            }
+            return $returnstring;
+        } else {
+            return '';
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * This function build a table showing the available category shareable
      * wild cards, their name, their definition (Min, Max, Decimal) , the item count
@@ -1705,17 +1720,12 @@ class qtype_calculated extends question_type {
                 $line = 0;
                 foreach ($datasetdef->questions as $qu) {
                     // Limit the name length displayed.
-                    if (!empty($qu->name)) {
-                        $qu->name = (strlen($qu->name) > $lnamemax) ?
-                            substr($qu->name, 0, $lnamemax).'...' : $qu->name;
-                    } else {
-                        $qu->name = '';
-                    }
+                    $questionname = $this->get_short_question_name($qu->name, $lnamemax);
                     if ($line) {
                         $text .= "<tr>";
                     }
                     $line++;
-                    $text .= "<td align=\"left\" style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">{$qu->name}</td>";
+                    $text .= "<td align=\"left\" style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">{$questionname}</td>";
                     // TODO MDL-43779 should not have quiz-specific code here.
                     $nbofquiz = $DB->count_records('quiz_slots', array('questionid' => $qu->id));
                     $nbofattempts = $DB->count_records_sql("
diff --git a/question/type/calculated/tests/questiontype_test.php b/question/type/calculated/tests/questiontype_test.php
index a233c2f3a24..01ba94a115f 100644
--- a/question/type/calculated/tests/questiontype_test.php
+++ b/question/type/calculated/tests/questiontype_test.php
@@ -106,4 +106,25 @@ class qtype_calculated_test extends advanced_testcase {
             ),
         ), $this->qtype->get_possible_responses($q));
     }
+
+    public function test_get_short_question_name() {
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+
+        // Enable multilang filter to on content and heading.
+        filter_set_global_state('multilang', TEXTFILTER_ON);
+        filter_set_applies_to_strings('multilang', 1);
+        $filtermanager = filter_manager::instance();
+        $filtermanager->reset_caches();
+
+        $context = context_system::instance();
+
+        $longmultilangquestionname = "<span lang=\"en\" class=\"multilang\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr</span><span lang=\"fr\" class=\"multilang\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr</span>";
+        $shortmultilangquestionname = "<span lang=\"en\" class=\"multilang\">Lorem ipsum</span><span lang=\"fr\" class=\"multilang\">Lorem ipsum</span>";
+        $longquestionname = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr";
+        $shortquestionname = "Lorem ipsum";
+        $this->assertEquals("Lorem ipsum dolor...", $this->qtype->get_short_question_name($longmultilangquestionname, 20));
+        $this->assertEquals("Lorem ipsum", $this->qtype->get_short_question_name($shortmultilangquestionname, 20));
+        $this->assertEquals("Lorem ipsum dolor...", $this->qtype->get_short_question_name($longquestionname, 20));
+        $this->assertEquals("Lorem ipsum", $this->qtype->get_short_question_name($shortquestionname, 20));
+    }
 }