diff --git app/views/gantts/show.html.erb app/views/gantts/show.html.erb
index 8203662..05c015b 100644
--- app/views/gantts/show.html.erb
+++ app/views/gantts/show.html.erb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ end
 # Width of the entire chart    
 g_width = (@gantt.date_to - @gantt.date_from + 1)*zoom
 
-@gantt.render(:top => headers_height + 8, :zoom => zoom, :g_width => g_width)
+@gantt.render(:top => headers_height + 8, :zoom => zoom, :g_width => g_width, :subject_width => subject_width)
 
 g_height = [(20 * (@gantt.number_of_rows + 6))+150, 206].max
 t_height = g_height + headers_height
diff --git lib/redmine/helpers/gantt.rb lib/redmine/helpers/gantt.rb
index b0d7229..86b6c48 100644
--- lib/redmine/helpers/gantt.rb
+++ lib/redmine/helpers/gantt.rb
@@ -263,7 +263,12 @@ module Redmine
       def subject_for_project(project, options)
         case options[:format]
         when :html
-          subject = "<span class='icon icon-projects #{project.overdue? ? 'project-overdue' : ''}'>"
+          text_style = "width:#{options[:subject_width]-options[:indent]-20}px;" if options[:subject_width]
+
+          subject = "<span class=\"gantt_subject-text icon icon-projects #{project.overdue? ? 'project-overdue' : ''}\""
+          subject << " title=\"#{project.name}\""
+          subject << " style=\"#{text_style}\"" if text_style
+          subject << '>'
           subject << view.link_to_project(project)
           subject << '</span>'
           html_subject(options, subject, :css => "project-name")
@@ -301,7 +306,12 @@ module Redmine
       def subject_for_version(version, options)
         case options[:format]
         when :html
-          subject = "<span class='icon icon-package #{version.behind_schedule? ? 'version-behind-schedule' : ''} #{version.overdue? ? 'version-overdue' : ''}'>"
+          text_style = "width:#{options[:subject_width]-options[:indent]-20}px;" if options[:subject_width]
+
+          subject = "<span class=\"gantt_subject-text icon icon-package #{version.behind_schedule? ? 'version-behind-schedule' : ''} #{version.overdue? ? 'version-overdue' : ''}\""
+          subject << " title=\"#{version.to_s_with_project}\""
+          subject << " style=\"#{text_style}\"" if text_style
+          subject << '>'
           subject << view.link_to_version(version)
           subject << '</span>'
           html_subject(options, subject, :css => "version-name")
@@ -345,19 +355,30 @@ module Redmine
           
         output = case options[:format]
         when :html
-          css_classes = ''
+
+          css_classes = 'gantt_subject-text'
           css_classes << ' issue-overdue' if issue.overdue?
           css_classes << ' issue-behind-schedule' if issue.behind_schedule?
-          css_classes << ' icon icon-issue' unless Setting.gravatar_enabled? && issue.assigned_to
-          
-          subject = "<span class='#{css_classes}'>"
-          if issue.assigned_to.present?
+
+          if Setting.gravatar_enabled? && issue.assigned_to.present?
             assigned_string = l(:field_assigned_to) + ": " + issue.assigned_to.name
-            subject << view.avatar(issue.assigned_to, :class => 'gravatar icon-gravatar', :size => 10, :title => assigned_string)
+            subject = view.avatar(issue.assigned_to, :class => 'gravatar icon-gravatar', :size => 10, :title => assigned_string)
+            text_style = 'left:20px;'
+          else
+            css_classes << ' icon icon-issue'
+            subject = ''
+            text_style = ''
           end
+
+          text_style += "width:#{options[:subject_width]-options[:indent]-20}px;" if options[:subject_width]
+
+          subject << "<span class=\"#{css_classes}\""
+          subject << " title=\"#{issue.subject}\""
+          subject << " style=\"#{text_style}\"" if text_style
+          subject <<  '>'
           subject << view.link_to_issue(issue)
           subject << '</span>'
-          html_subject(options, subject, :css => "issue-subject") + "\n"
+          html_subject(options, subject, :css => 'issue-subject') + "\n"
         when :image
           image_subject(options, issue.subject)
         when :pdf
@@ -369,7 +390,7 @@ module Redmine
           @issue_ancestors << issue
           options[:indent] += options[:indent_increment]
         end
-        
+
         output
       end
 
@@ -709,7 +730,7 @@ module Redmine
       end
       
       def html_subject(params, subject, options={})
-        output = "<div class=' #{options[:css] }' style='position: absolute;line-height:1.2em;height:16px;top:#{params[:top]}px;left:#{params[:indent]}px;overflow:hidden;'>"
+        output = "<div class=\"gantt_subject #{options[:css] }\" style=\"top:#{params[:top]}px;left:#{params[:indent]}px;\">"
         output << subject
         output << "</div>"
         @subjects << output
diff --git public/stylesheets/application.css public/stylesheets/application.css
index 8ec94f3..9b35665 100644
--- public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -783,6 +783,8 @@ background-image:url('../images/close_hl.png');
 }
 
 .gantt_subjects { font-size: 0.8em; }
+.gantt_subject { position: absolute; height: 16px; line-height: 1.2em; }
+.gantt_subject-text { position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 
 .task {
   position: absolute;
@@ -924,7 +926,6 @@ td.username img.gravatar {
 
 /* Used on 12px Gravatar img tags without the icon background */
 .icon-gravatar {
-  float: left;
   margin-right: 4px;
 }
 
diff --git test/unit/lib/redmine/helpers/gantt_test.rb test/unit/lib/redmine/helpers/gantt_test.rb
index ec9b065..56205eb 100644
--- test/unit/lib/redmine/helpers/gantt_test.rb
+++ test/unit/lib/redmine/helpers/gantt_test.rb
@@ -283,11 +283,6 @@ class Redmine::Helpers::GanttTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
     
     context ":html format" do
-      should "add an absolute positioned div" do
-        @response.body = @gantt.subject_for_project(@project, {:format => :html})
-        assert_select "div[style*=absolute]"
-      end
-
       should "use the indent option to move the div to the right" do
         @response.body = @gantt.subject_for_project(@project, {:format => :html, :indent => 40})
         assert_select "div[style*=left:40]"
@@ -449,11 +444,6 @@ class Redmine::Helpers::GanttTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
 
     context ":html format" do
-      should "add an absolute positioned div" do
-        @response.body = @gantt.subject_for_version(@version, {:format => :html})
-        assert_select "div[style*=absolute]"
-      end
-
       should "use the indent option to move the div to the right" do
         @response.body = @gantt.subject_for_version(@version, {:format => :html, :indent => 40})
         assert_select "div[style*=left:40]"
@@ -615,11 +605,6 @@ class Redmine::Helpers::GanttTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
 
     context ":html format" do
-      should "add an absolute positioned div" do
-        @response.body = @gantt.subject_for_issue(@issue, {:format => :html})
-        assert_select "div[style*=absolute]"
-      end
-
       should "use the indent option to move the div to the right" do
         @response.body = @gantt.subject_for_issue(@issue, {:format => :html, :indent => 40})
         assert_select "div[style*=left:40]"