diff --git a/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-cell.js b/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-cell.js
index b3e93fee6..05cbf1d4e 100644
--- a/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-cell.js
+++ b/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-cell.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import './data-table-templatizer-behavior.js';
       return html`
         <style>
           :host {
-            flex: 1 0 100px;
+            flex: 1 0 120px;
+            flex-basis: 120px;
             padding: 0 24px;
             min-height: 48px;
             display: flex;
@@ -34,6 +35,15 @@ import './data-table-templatizer-behavior.js';
           :host([header]) ::slotted(*) {
             min-width: 0;
           }
+
+          :host([header]) ::slotted(#columnHeader) {
+            flex: 1 1 70px;
+            min-width: 70px;
+            max-width: 120px;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            text-overflow: ellipsis;
+            text-align: start;
+          }
         </style>
         <slot></slot>
       `;
diff --git a/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-column-sort.js b/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-column-sort.js
index d90dc1fdc..34a2a5eb5 100644
--- a/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-column-sort.js
+++ b/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-column-sort.js
@@ -49,9 +49,14 @@ import { I18nBehavior } from '../nuxeo-i18n-behavior.js';
             right: 4px;
             bottom: 8px;
           }
+
+          #sortContainer {
+            position: relative;
+            width: 40px;
+          }
         </style>
 
-        <div style="position: relative">
+        <div id="sortContainer">
           <paper-icon-button
             id="sortIcon"
             on-click="_sort"
diff --git a/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-column.js b/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-column.js
index 2286e3813..f927c091e 100644
--- a/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-column.js
+++ b/ui/nuxeo-data-table/data-table-column.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import './data-table-column-filter.js';
             role="columnheader"
           >
           </nuxeo-data-table-column-filter>
-          <div hidden$="[[column.filterBy]]" role="columnheader">[[column.name]]</div>
+          <div id="columnHeader" title="[[column.name]]" hidden$="[[column.filterBy]]" role="columnheader">
+            [[column.name]]
+          </div>
         </template>
       `;
     }