diff --git a/src/ScalarComparator.php b/src/ScalarComparator.php
index 9b21fb6..b8121d7 100644
--- a/src/ScalarComparator.php
+++ b/src/ScalarComparator.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 use function mb_strtolower;
 use function method_exists;
 use function sprintf;
+use function strlen;
+use function substr;
 use SebastianBergmann\Exporter\Exporter;
 
 /**
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@
  */
 class ScalarComparator extends Comparator
 {
+    private const OVERLONG_THRESHOLD = 40;
+    private const KEEP_CONTEXT_CHARS = 25;
+
     public function accepts(mixed $expected, mixed $actual): bool
     {
         return ((is_scalar($expected) xor null === $expected) &&
@@ -57,11 +62,14 @@ public function assertEquals(mixed $expected, mixed $actual, float $delta = 0.0,
         }
 
         if ($expectedToCompare !== $actualToCompare && is_string($expected) && is_string($actual)) {
+            [$cutExpected, $cutActual] = self::removeOverlongCommonPrefix($expected, $actual);
+            [$cutExpected, $cutActual] = self::removeOverlongCommonSuffix($cutExpected, $cutActual);
+
             throw new ComparisonFailure(
                 $expected,
                 $actual,
-                $exporter->export($expected),
-                $exporter->export($actual),
+                $exporter->export($cutExpected),
+                $exporter->export($cutActual),
                 'Failed asserting that two strings are equal.',
             );
         }
@@ -81,4 +89,66 @@ public function assertEquals(mixed $expected, mixed $actual, float $delta = 0.0,
             );
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array{string, string}
+     */
+    private static function removeOverlongCommonPrefix(string $string1, string $string2): array
+    {
+        $commonPrefix = self::findCommonPrefix($string1, $string2);
+
+        if (strlen($commonPrefix) > self::OVERLONG_THRESHOLD) {
+            $string1 = '...' . substr($string1, strlen($commonPrefix) - self::KEEP_CONTEXT_CHARS);
+            $string2 = '...' . substr($string2, strlen($commonPrefix) - self::KEEP_CONTEXT_CHARS);
+        }
+
+        return [$string1, $string2];
+    }
+
+    private static function findCommonPrefix(string $string1, string $string2): string
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($string1); $i++) {
+            if (!isset($string2[$i]) || $string1[$i] != $string2[$i]) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return substr($string1, 0, $i);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array{string, string}
+     */
+    private static function removeOverlongCommonSuffix(string $string1, string $string2): array
+    {
+        $commonSuffix = self::findCommonSuffix($string1, $string2);
+
+        if (strlen($commonSuffix) > self::OVERLONG_THRESHOLD) {
+            $string1 = substr($string1, 0, -(strlen($commonSuffix) - self::KEEP_CONTEXT_CHARS)) . '...';
+            $string2 = substr($string2, 0, -(strlen($commonSuffix) - self::KEEP_CONTEXT_CHARS)) . '...';
+        }
+
+        return [$string1, $string2];
+    }
+
+    private static function findCommonSuffix(string $string1, string $string2): string
+    {
+        $lastCharIndex1 = strlen($string1) - 1;
+        $lastCharIndex2 = strlen($string2) - 1;
+
+        if ($string1[$lastCharIndex1] != $string2[$lastCharIndex2]) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        while (
+            $lastCharIndex1 > 0 &&
+            $lastCharIndex2 > 0 &&
+            $string1[$lastCharIndex1] == $string2[$lastCharIndex2]
+        ) {
+            $lastCharIndex1--;
+            $lastCharIndex2--;
+        }
+
+        return substr($string1, $lastCharIndex1 - strlen($string1) + 1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/ArrayComparatorTest.php b/tests/unit/ArrayComparatorTest.php
index 96ceadd..6cd5a2d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ArrayComparatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/ArrayComparatorTest.php
@@ -124,6 +124,41 @@ public static function assertEqualsFailsProvider(): array
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return non-empty-list<array{0: string, 1: array, 2: array, 3?: float, 4?: bool}>
+     */
+    public static function assertEqualsFailsWithDiffProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            [
+                "
+--- Expected
++++ Actual
+@@ @@
+ Array (
+-    0 => 'Too short to cut XYZ'
++    0 => 'Too short to cut HERE'
+ )
+",
+                ['Too short to cut XYZ'],
+                ['Too short to cut HERE'],
+            ],
+            [
+                "
+--- Expected
++++ Actual
+@@ @@
+ Array (
+-    0 => '... contains important clue XYZ and more behind'
++    0 => '... contains important clue HERE and more behind'
+ )
+",
+                ['Some really long string that just keeps going and going and going but contains important clue XYZ and more behind'],
+                ['Some really long string that just keeps going and going and going but contains important clue HERE and more behind'],
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
         $this->comparator = new ArrayComparator;
@@ -178,4 +213,25 @@ public function testAssertEqualsFails(array $expected, array $actual, float $del
 
         $this->comparator->assertEquals($expected, $actual, $delta, $canonicalize);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<mixed> $expected
+     * @param array<mixed> $actual
+     */
+    #[DataProvider('assertEqualsFailsWithDiffProvider')]
+    public function testAssertEqualsFailsWithDiff(
+        string $expectedDiff,
+        array $expected,
+        array $actual,
+        float $delta = 0.0,
+        bool $canonicalize = false
+    ): void {
+        try {
+            $this->comparator->assertEquals($expected, $actual, $delta, $canonicalize);
+            $this->fail('Expected ComparisonFailure not thrown');
+        } catch (ComparisonFailure $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('Failed asserting that two arrays are equal.', $e->getMessage());
+            $this->assertEquals($expectedDiff, $e->getDiff());
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/ScalarComparatorTest.php b/tests/unit/ScalarComparatorTest.php
index 275855a..bd2a820 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ScalarComparatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/ScalarComparatorTest.php
@@ -123,6 +123,59 @@ public static function assertEqualsFailsProvider(): array
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return non-empty-list<array{0: string, 1: string, 2: string}>
+     */
+    public static function assertEqualsFailsWithDiffProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            [
+                "
+--- Expected
++++ Actual
+@@ @@
+-'string'
++'other string'
+",
+                'string',
+                'other string',
+            ],
+            [
+                "
+--- Expected
++++ Actual
+@@ @@
+-'...string which will be cut HERE some trailer'
++'...string which will be cut XYZ some trailer'
+",
+                'too too too long string which will be cut HERE some trailer',
+                'too too too long string which will be cut XYZ some trailer',
+            ],
+            [
+                "
+--- Expected
++++ Actual
+@@ @@
+-'short start until HERE some llooooooooonnng llo...'
++'short start until XYZ some llooooooooonnng llo...'
+",
+                'short start until HERE some llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng trailer',
+                'short start until XYZ some llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng trailer',
+            ],
+            [
+                "
+--- Expected
++++ Actual
+@@ @@
+-'...string which will be cut HERE some llooooooooonnng llo...'
++'...string which will be cut XYZ some llooooooooonnng llo...'
+",
+                'too too too long string which will be cut HERE some llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng trailer',
+                'too too too long string which will be cut XYZ some llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng llooooooooonnng trailer',
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+
     #[DataProvider('acceptsSucceedsProvider')]
     public function testAcceptsSucceeds(mixed $expected, mixed $actual): void
     {
@@ -160,4 +213,16 @@ public function testAssertEqualsFails(mixed $expected, mixed $actual, string $me
 
         (new ScalarComparator)->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
+
+    #[DataProvider('assertEqualsFailsWithDiffProvider')]
+    public function testAssertEqualsFailsWithDiff(string $expectedDiff, string $expected, string $actual): void
+    {
+        try {
+            (new ScalarComparator)->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
+            $this->fail('Expected ComparisonFailure not thrown');
+        } catch (ComparisonFailure $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('Failed asserting that two strings are equal.', $e->getMessage());
+            $this->assertEquals($expectedDiff, $e->getDiff());
+        }
+    }
 }