diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/build.js b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/build.js
index d9a74a725b..deecfb9213 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/build.js
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/build.js
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ function loadBuildOutputAllocationTable(buildInfo, output, options={}) {
                         formatter: function(value, row) {
 
                             if (row.location && row.location_detail) {
-                                var text = row.location_detail.name;
+                                var text = shortenString(row.location_detail.pathstring);
                                 var url = `/stock/location/${row.location}/`;
 
                                 return renderLink(text, url);
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/helpers.js b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/helpers.js
index 5d0aed8bce..2f1619c906 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/helpers.js
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/helpers.js
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@
     sanitizeInputString,
     select2Thumbnail,
     setupNotesField,
+    shortenString,
     thumbnailImage
     yesNoLabel,
+    withTitle,
 */
 
 function yesNoLabel(value) {
@@ -36,6 +38,40 @@ function deleteButton(url, text='{% trans "Delete" %}') {
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Ensure a string does not exceed a maximum length.
+ * Useful for displaying long strings in tables,
+ * to ensure a very long string does not "overflow" the table
+ */
+function shortenString(input_string, options={}) {
+
+    var max_length = options.max_length || 100;
+
+    if (input_string == null) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    input_string = input_string.toString();
+
+    // Easy option: input string is already short enough
+    if (input_string.length <= max_length) {
+        return input_string;
+    }
+
+    var N = Math.floor(max_length / 2 - 1);
+
+    var output_string = input_string.slice(0, N) + '...' + input_string.slice(-N);
+
+    return output_string;
+}
+
+
+function withTitle(html, title, options={}) {
+
+    return `<div title='${title}'>${html}</div>`;
+}
+
+
 /* Format a decimal (floating point) number, to strip trailing zeros
  */
 function formatDecimal(number, places=5) {
@@ -214,24 +250,29 @@ function makeProgressBar(value, maximum, opts={}) {
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Render a URL for display
+ */
 function renderLink(text, url, options={}) {
     if (url === null || url === undefined || url === '') {
         return text;
     }
 
-    var max_length = options.max_length || -1;
+    var max_length = options.max_length || 100;
 
-    // Shorten the displayed length if required
-    if ((max_length > 0) && (text.length > max_length)) {
-        var slice_length = (max_length - 3) / 2;
-
-        var text_start = text.slice(0, slice_length);
-        var text_end = text.slice(-slice_length);
-
-        text = `${text_start}...${text_end}`;
+    if (max_length > 0) {
+        text = shortenString(text, {
+            max_length: max_length,
+        });
     }
 
-    return `<a href="${url}">${text}</a>`;
+    var extras = '';
+
+    if (options.tooltip != false) {
+        extras += ` title="${url}"`;
+    }
+
+    return `<a href="${url}" ${extras}>${text}</a>`;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/part.js b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/part.js
index 5b504d8dda..3e305301a3 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/part.js
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/part.js
@@ -1442,13 +1442,13 @@ function loadPartTable(table, url, options={}) {
         switchable: false,
         formatter: function(value, row) {
 
-            var name = row.full_name;
+            var name = shortenString(row.full_name);
 
             var display = imageHoverIcon(row.thumbnail) + renderLink(name, `/part/${row.pk}/`);
 
             display += makePartIcons(row);
 
-            return display;
+            return withTitle(display, row.full_name);
         }
     };
 
@@ -1463,11 +1463,13 @@ function loadPartTable(table, url, options={}) {
         title: '{% trans "Description" %}',
         formatter: function(value, row) {
 
+            var text = shortenString(value);
+
             if (row.is_template) {
-                value = `<i>${value}</i>`;
+                text = `<i>${text}</i>`;
             }
 
-            return value;
+            return withTitle(text, row.description);
         }
     });
 
@@ -1476,8 +1478,11 @@ function loadPartTable(table, url, options={}) {
         field: 'category_detail',
         title: '{% trans "Category" %}',
         formatter: function(value, row) {
+
+            var text = shortenString(row.category_detail.pathstring);
+
             if (row.category) {
-                return renderLink(value.pathstring, `/part/category/${row.category}/`);
+                return withTitle(renderLink(text, `/part/category/${row.category}/`), row.category_detail.pathstring);
             } else {
                 return '{% trans "No category" %}';
             }
@@ -1563,10 +1568,11 @@ function loadPartTable(table, url, options={}) {
         title: '{% trans "Link" %}',
         formatter: function(value) {
             return renderLink(
-                value, value,
+                value,
+                value,
                 {
-                    max_length: 32,
                     remove_http: true,
+                    tooltip: true,
                 }
             );
         }
@@ -1976,7 +1982,7 @@ function loadPartCategoryTable(table, options) {
 
                     html += renderLink(
                         value,
-                        `/part/category/${row.pk}/`
+                        `/part/category/${row.pk}/`,
                     );
 
                     if (row.starred) {
@@ -1991,6 +1997,9 @@ function loadPartCategoryTable(table, options) {
                 title: '{% trans "Description" %}',
                 switchable: true,
                 sortable: false,
+                formatter: function(value) {
+                    return withTitle(shortenString(value), value);
+                }
             },
             {
                 field: 'pathstring',
@@ -1998,6 +2007,9 @@ function loadPartCategoryTable(table, options) {
                 switchable: !tree_view,
                 visible: !tree_view,
                 sortable: true,
+                formatter: function(value) {
+                    return withTitle(shortenString(value), value);
+                }
             },
             {
                 field: 'part_count',
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/stock.js b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/stock.js
index b2933f5024..e047590c7a 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/stock.js
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/stock.js
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ function locationDetail(row, showLink=true) {
         text = '{% trans "Assigned to Sales Order" %}';
         url = `/order/sales-order/${row.sales_order}/`;
     } else if (row.location && row.location_detail) {
-        text = row.location_detail.pathstring;
+        text = shortenString(row.location_detail.pathstring);
         url = `/stock/location/${row.location}/`;
     } else {
         text = '<i>{% trans "No stock location set" %}</i>';
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ function loadStockTable(table, options) {
             var thumb = row.part_detail.thumbnail;
             var name = row.part_detail.full_name;
 
-            var html = imageHoverIcon(thumb) + renderLink(name, url);
+            var html = imageHoverIcon(thumb) + renderLink(shortenString(name), url);
 
             html += makePartIcons(row.part_detail);
 
@@ -1728,7 +1728,8 @@ function loadStockTable(table, options) {
         visible: params['part_detail'],
         switchable: params['part_detail'],
         formatter: function(value, row) {
-            return row.part_detail.IPN;
+            var ipn = row.part_detail.IPN;
+            return withTitle(shortenString(ipn), ipn);
         },
     };
 
@@ -1744,7 +1745,8 @@ function loadStockTable(table, options) {
         visible: params['part_detail'],
         switchable: params['part_detail'],
         formatter: function(value, row) {
-            return row.part_detail.description;
+            var description = row.part_detail.description;
+            return withTitle(shortenString(description), description);
         }
     });
 
@@ -2420,12 +2422,18 @@ function loadStockLocationTable(table, options) {
                 title: '{% trans "Description" %}',
                 switchable: true,
                 sortable: false,
+                formatter: function(value) {
+                    return withTitle(shortenString(value), value);
+                }
             },
             {
                 field: 'pathstring',
                 title: '{% trans "Path" %}',
                 switchable: true,
                 sortable: true,
+                formatter: function(value) {
+                    return withTitle(shortenString(value), value);
+                }
             },
             {
                 field: 'items',
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/tables.js b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/tables.js
index 90e5f3f324..807051e65f 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/tables.js
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/tables.js
@@ -169,42 +169,6 @@ function downloadTableData(table, opts={}) {
 
 
 
-
-/**
- * Render a URL for display
- * @param {String} text
- * @param {String} url
- * @param {object} options
- * @returns link text
- */
-function renderLink(text, url, options={}) {
-    if (url === null || url === undefined || url === '') {
-        return text;
-    }
-
-    var max_length = options.max_length || -1;
-
-    var extra = '';
-
-    if (options.download) {
-        var fn = url.split('/').at(-1);
-        extra += ` download='${fn}'`;
-    }
-
-    // Shorten the displayed length if required
-    if ((max_length > 0) && (text.length > max_length)) {
-        var slice_length = (max_length - 3) / 2;
-
-        var text_start = text.slice(0, slice_length);
-        var text_end = text.slice(-slice_length);
-
-        text = `${text_start}...${text_end}`;
-    }
-
-    return `<a href='${url}'${extra}>${text}</a>`;
-}
-
-
 function enableButtons(elements, enabled) {
     for (let item of elements) {
         $(item).prop('disabled', !enabled);