diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts
index d888660e1..d1696e172 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export class Label extends TextBase implements LabelDefinition {
 
     public _createNativeView() {
         const textView = this._android = new android.widget.TextView(this._context);
+        textView.setSingleLine(true);
+        textView.setEllipsize(android.text.TextUtils.TruncateAt.END);
         return textView;
     }
 }