diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 5ae0501108..4b719aadaf 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "default": true,
                     "description": "Display additional type information in the editor"
+                },
+                "rust-analyzer.maxInlayHintLength": {
+                    "type": "number",
+                    "default": 20,
+                    "description": "Maximum length for inlay hints"
                 }
             }
         },
diff --git a/editors/code/src/commands/inlay_hints.ts b/editors/code/src/commands/inlay_hints.ts
index 5393a2bc92..ffaaaebcb0 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/commands/inlay_hints.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/commands/inlay_hints.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ export class HintsUpdater {
         if (newHints !== null) {
             const newDecorations = newHints.map(hint => ({
                 range: hint.range,
-                renderOptions: { after: { contentText: `: ${hint.label}` } }
+                renderOptions: {
+                    after: {
+                        contentText: `: ${this.truncateHint(hint.label)}`
+                    }
+                }
             }));
             return editor.setDecorations(
                 typeHintDecorationType,
@@ -94,6 +98,18 @@ export class HintsUpdater {
         }
     }
 
+    private truncateHint(label: string): string {
+        if (!Server.config.maxInlayHintLength) {
+            return label;
+        }
+
+        let newLabel = label.substring(0, Server.config.maxInlayHintLength);
+        if (label.length > Server.config.maxInlayHintLength) {
+            newLabel += '…';
+        }
+        return newLabel;
+    }
+
     private async queryHints(documentUri: string): Promise<InlayHint[] | null> {
         const request: InlayHintsParams = {
             textDocument: { uri: documentUri }
diff --git a/editors/code/src/config.ts b/editors/code/src/config.ts
index 49bdf7d729..331936b5ec 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/config.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/config.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export class Config {
     public showWorkspaceLoadedNotification = true;
     public lruCapacity: null | number = null;
     public displayInlayHints = true;
+    public maxInlayHintLength: null | number = null;
     public excludeGlobs = [];
     public useClientWatching = false;
     public featureFlags = {};
@@ -140,6 +141,11 @@ export class Config {
         if (config.has('displayInlayHints')) {
             this.displayInlayHints = config.get('displayInlayHints') as boolean;
         }
+        if (config.has('maxInlayHintLength')) {
+            this.maxInlayHintLength = config.get(
+                'maxInlayHintLength'
+            ) as number;
+        }
         if (config.has('excludeGlobs')) {
             this.excludeGlobs = config.get('excludeGlobs') || [];
         }