diff --git a/packages/util/src/path.ts b/packages/util/src/path.ts
index 8f4f3304a..bb191f512 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/path.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/path.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@ export function getFilenameTruncated(path: string | undefined, maxLength: number
   const filename = getFilename(path)
   if (filename.length <= maxLength) return filename
   const lastDot = filename.lastIndexOf(".")
-  const name = lastDot <= 0 ? filename : filename.slice(0, lastDot)
   const ext = lastDot <= 0 ? "" : filename.slice(lastDot)
   const available = maxLength - ext.length - 1 // -1 for ellipsis
   if (available <= 0) return filename.slice(0, maxLength - 1) + "…"
+  return filename.slice(0, available) + "…" + ext
+}
+
+export function truncateMiddle(text: string, maxLength: number = 20) {
+  if (text.length <= maxLength) return text
+  const available = maxLength - 1 // -1 for ellipsis
   const start = Math.ceil(available / 2)
   const end = Math.floor(available / 2)
-  return name.slice(0, start) + "…" + name.slice(-end) + ext
+  return text.slice(0, start) + "…" + text.slice(-end)
 }