diff --git a/src/msw/dirdlg.cpp b/src/msw/dirdlg.cpp
index fed0b69a8b..eed2987eac 100644
--- a/src/msw/dirdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/dirdlg.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,14 @@ BrowseCallbackProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, LPARAM lp, LPARAM pData)
                 TCHAR szDir[MAX_PATH];
                 if ( SHGetPathFromIDList((LPITEMIDLIST)lp, szDir) )
                 {
-                    SendMessage(hwnd, BFFM_SETSTATUSTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)szDir);
+                    wxString strDir(szDir);
+                    int maxChars = 40; // Have to truncate string else it displays incorrectly
+                    if (strDir.Len() > (size_t) (maxChars - 3))
+                    {
+                        strDir = strDir.Right(maxChars - 3);
+                        strDir = wxString(wxT("...")) + strDir;
+                    }
+                    SendMessage(hwnd, BFFM_SETSTATUSTEXT, 0, (LPARAM) (const wxChar*) strDir);
                 }
             }
             break;