diff --git a/crates/search/src/project_search.rs b/crates/search/src/project_search.rs
index d3d5c437c5..a4a7a520ae 100644
--- a/crates/search/src/project_search.rs
+++ b/crates/search/src/project_search.rs
@@ -259,11 +259,7 @@ impl Item for ProjectSearchView {
                     .boxed(),
             )
             .with_children(self.model.read(cx).active_query.as_ref().map(|query| {
-                let query_text = if query.as_str().len() > MAX_TAB_TITLE_LEN {
-                    query.as_str()[..MAX_TAB_TITLE_LEN].to_string() + "…"
-                } else {
-                    query.as_str().to_string()
-                };
+                let query_text = util::truncate_and_trailoff(query.as_str(), MAX_TAB_TITLE_LEN);
 
                 Label::new(query_text, tab_theme.label.clone())
                     .aligned()
diff --git a/crates/util/src/lib.rs b/crates/util/src/lib.rs
index 8cdbfc6438..ea8fdee2a8 100644
--- a/crates/util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/util/src/lib.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ pub fn truncate(s: &str, max_chars: usize) -> &str {
 pub fn truncate_and_trailoff(s: &str, max_chars: usize) -> String {
     debug_assert!(max_chars >= 5);
 
-    if s.len() > max_chars {
-        format!("{}…", truncate(s, max_chars.saturating_sub(3)))
-    } else {
-        s.to_string()
+    let truncation_ix = s.char_indices().map(|(i, _)| i).nth(max_chars);
+    match truncation_ix {
+        Some(length) => s[..length].to_string() + "…",
+        None => s.to_string(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -276,4 +276,12 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(foo, None);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_trancate_and_trailoff() {
+        assert_eq!(truncate_and_trailoff("", 5), "");
+        assert_eq!(truncate_and_trailoff("èèèèèè", 7), "èèèèèè");
+        assert_eq!(truncate_and_trailoff("èèèèèè", 6), "èèèèèè");
+        assert_eq!(truncate_and_trailoff("èèèèèè", 5), "èèèèè…");
+    }
 }