diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/EntityDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/EntityDatatable.php
index 02fd80845756..08e55549e959 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/EntityDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/EntityDatatable.php
@@ -98,4 +98,14 @@ class EntityDatatable
 
         return $str . '&nbsp; <span class="fa fa-file-o" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="' . e($note) . '"></span>';
     }
+
+    public function showWithTooltip($str, $max = 60) {
+        $str = e($str);
+
+        if (strlen($str) > $max) {
+            return '<span data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="' . $str . '">' . trim(substr($str, 0, $max)) . '...' . '</span>';
+        } else {
+            return $str;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/ExpenseDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/ExpenseDatatable.php
index 45e277e15455..800bc56f7eb5 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/ExpenseDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/ExpenseDatatable.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ExpenseDatatable extends EntityDatatable
             [
                 'public_notes',
                 function ($model) {
-                    return $model->public_notes != null ? e(substr($model->public_notes, 0, 100)) : '';
+                    return $this->showWithTooltip($model->public_notes);
                 },
             ],
             [
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/RecurringExpenseDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/RecurringExpenseDatatable.php
index 3117e1cec558..78a6fdb7df8c 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/RecurringExpenseDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/RecurringExpenseDatatable.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class RecurringExpenseDatatable extends EntityDatatable
             [
                 'public_notes',
                 function ($model) {
-                    return $model->public_notes != null ? substr($model->public_notes, 0, 100) : '';
+                    return $this->showWithTooltip($model->public_notes, 100);
                 },
             ],
         ];
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/RecurringInvoiceDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/RecurringInvoiceDatatable.php
index df434b11902f..2f4555da7ee5 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/RecurringInvoiceDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/RecurringInvoiceDatatable.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class RecurringInvoiceDatatable extends EntityDatatable
             [
                 'private_notes',
                 function ($model) {
-                    return e($model->private_notes);
+                    return $this->showWithTooltip($model->private_notes);
                 },
             ],
             [
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/SubscriptionDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/SubscriptionDatatable.php
index d83d9a501fe2..c07cac012332 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/SubscriptionDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/SubscriptionDatatable.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SubscriptionDatatable extends EntityDatatable
             [
                 'target',
                 function ($model) {
-                    return e(substr($model->target, 0, 40) . (strlen($model->target) > 40 ? '...' : ''));
+                    return $this->showWithTooltip($model->target, 40);
                 },
             ],
         ];
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php
index e019c899b1bf..c4a5814afd44 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class TaskDatatable extends EntityDatatable
             [
                 'description',
                 function ($model) {
-                    return e(substr($model->description, 0, 80) . (strlen($model->description) > 80 ? '...' : ''));
+                    return $this->showWithTooltip($model->description);
                 },
             ],
             [