diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex
index 15414a988..80a8be9a2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ def scrub_html_and_truncate(%{data: %{"content" => content}} = object) do
     |> scrub_html_and_truncate_object_field(object)
   end
 
-  def scrub_html_and_truncate(content, max_length \\ 200) when is_binary(content) do
+  def scrub_html_and_truncate(content, max_length \\ 200, omission \\ "...")
+      when is_binary(content) do
     content
     |> scrub_html
     |> Emoji.Formatter.demojify()
     |> HtmlEntities.decode()
-    |> Formatter.truncate(max_length)
+    |> Formatter.truncate(max_length, omission)
   end
 
   def scrub_html(content) when is_binary(content) do
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/metadata/utils_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/metadata/utils_test.exs
index 85ef6033a..3daf852fb 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/metadata/utils_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/metadata/utils_test.exs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test "it does not return old content after editing" do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "scrub_html_and_truncate/2" do
+  describe "scrub_html_and_truncate/3" do
     test "it returns text without encode HTML" do
       assert Utils.scrub_html_and_truncate("Pleroma's really cool!") == "Pleroma's really cool!"
     end