diff --git a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
index 6fcf60daef135..9540c872c2c5c 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 					{{if .LatestCommitUser}}
 						{{avatar $.Context .LatestCommitUser 24}}
 						{{if .LatestCommitUser.FullName}}
-							<a class="muted" href="{{.LatestCommitUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.LatestCommitUser.FullName}}</strong></a>
+							<a class="muted author-wrapper" title="{{.LatestCommitUser.FullName}}" href="{{.LatestCommitUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.LatestCommitUser.FullName}}</strong></a>
 						{{else}}
-							<a class="muted" href="{{.LatestCommitUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{if .LatestCommit.Author}}{{.LatestCommit.Author.Name}}{{else}}{{.LatestCommitUser.Name}}{{end}}</strong></a>
+							<a class="muted author-wrapper" title="{{if .LatestCommit.Author}}{{.LatestCommit.Author.Name}}{{else}}{{.LatestCommitUser.Name}}{{end}}" href="{{.LatestCommitUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{if .LatestCommit.Author}}{{.LatestCommit.Author.Name}}{{else}}{{.LatestCommitUser.Name}}{{end}}</strong></a>
 						{{end}}
 					{{else}}
 						{{if .LatestCommit.Author}}
 							{{avatarByEmail $.Context .LatestCommit.Author.Email .LatestCommit.Author.Name 24}}
-							<strong>{{.LatestCommit.Author.Name}}</strong>
+							<span class="author-wrapper" title="{{.LatestCommit.Author.Name}}"><strong>{{.LatestCommit.Author.Name}}</strong></span>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 					<a rel="nofollow" class="ui sha label {{if .LatestCommit.Signature}} isSigned {{if .LatestCommitVerification.Verified}} isVerified{{if eq .LatestCommitVerification.TrustStatus "trusted"}}{{else if eq .LatestCommitVerification.TrustStatus "untrusted"}}Untrusted{{else}}Unmatched{{end}}{{else if .LatestCommitVerification.Warning}} isWarning{{end}}{{end}}" href="{{.RepoLink}}/commit/{{PathEscape .LatestCommit.ID.String}}">
diff --git a/web_src/less/_repository.less b/web_src/less/_repository.less
index 627a5f6c2f6d8..83e8e1f338e1d 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_repository.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_repository.less
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@
     }
 
     #repo-files-table {
+      table-layout: fixed;
+
       thead {
         th {
           padding-top: 8px;
@@ -2885,7 +2887,8 @@ tbody.commit-list {
   vertical-align: baseline;
 }
 
-.message-wrapper {
+.message-wrapper,
+.author-wrapper {
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   max-width: calc(100% - 50px);
@@ -2893,6 +2896,10 @@ tbody.commit-list {
   vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
+.author-wrapper {
+  max-width: 180px;
+}
+
 // in the commit list, messages can wrap so we can use inline
 .commit-list .message-wrapper {
   display: inline;
@@ -2912,6 +2919,10 @@ tbody.commit-list {
     display: block;
     max-width: calc(100vw - 70px);
   }
+
+  .author-wrapper {
+    max-width: 80px;
+  }
 }
 
 @media @mediaMd {
@@ -2920,7 +2931,7 @@ tbody.commit-list {
   }
 
   th .message-wrapper {
-    max-width: 280px;
+    max-width: 120px;
   }
 }
 
@@ -2930,7 +2941,7 @@ tbody.commit-list {
   }
 
   th .message-wrapper {
-    max-width: 490px;
+    max-width: 350px;
   }
 }
 
@@ -2940,7 +2951,7 @@ tbody.commit-list {
   }
 
   th .message-wrapper {
-    max-width: 680px;
+    max-width: 525px;
   }
 }