diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index 84b947f4009..2d349cecb70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -8438,8 +8438,9 @@ void TextEditorWidget::setupGenericHighlighter()
 // TextEditorLinkLabel
 //
 TextEditorLinkLabel::TextEditorLinkLabel(QWidget *parent)
-    : QLabel(parent)
+    : Utils::ElidingLabel(parent)
 {
+    setElideMode(Qt::ElideMiddle);
 }
 
 void TextEditorLinkLabel::setLink(Utils::Link link)
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
index d5a9a68ead1..dddfa54868a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/ieditorfactory.h>
 #include <coreplugin/helpitem.h>
 
+#include <utils/elidinglabel.h>
 #include <utils/link.h>
 #include <utils/uncommentselection.h>
 
-#include <QLabel>
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
 #include <QSharedPointer>
 #include <functional>
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ private:
     friend class RefactorOverlay;
 };
 
-class TEXTEDITOR_EXPORT TextEditorLinkLabel : public QLabel
+class TEXTEDITOR_EXPORT TextEditorLinkLabel : public Utils::ElidingLabel
 {
 public:
     TextEditorLinkLabel(QWidget *parent = nullptr);