diff --git a/src/inquirer/questions.py b/src/inquirer/questions.py
index 147dfeb2..68ca1094 100644
--- a/src/inquirer/questions.py
+++ b/src/inquirer/questions.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def __init__(
         validate=True,
         show_default=False,
         other=False,
+        trim_header=True,
     ):
         self.name = name
         self._message = message
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.answers = {}
         self.show_default = show_default
         self._other = other
+        self.trim_header = trim_header
 
         if self._other:
             self._choices.append(GLOBAL_OTHER_CHOICE)
@@ -109,9 +111,13 @@ def _solve(self, prop, *args, **kwargs):
 class Text(Question):
     kind = "text"
 
-    def __init__(self, name, message="", default=None, autocomplete=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name, message="", default=None, autocomplete=None, trim_header=True, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(
-            name, message=message, default=str(default) if default and not callable(default) else default, **kwargs
+            name,
+            message=message,
+            default=str(default) if default and not callable(default) else default,
+            trim_header=trim_header,
+            **kwargs,
         )
         self.autocomplete = autocomplete
 
@@ -119,8 +125,8 @@ def __init__(self, name, message="", default=None, autocomplete=None, **kwargs):
 class Password(Text):
     kind = "password"
 
-    def __init__(self, name, echo="*", **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(name, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, name, echo="*", trim_header=True, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(name, trim_header=trim_header, **kwargs)
         self.echo = echo
 
 
@@ -131,8 +137,8 @@ class Editor(Text):
 class Confirm(Question):
     kind = "confirm"
 
-    def __init__(self, name, default=False, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(name, default=default, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, name, default=False, trim_header=True, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(name, default=default, trim_header=trim_header, **kwargs)
 
 
 class List(Question):
@@ -149,11 +155,14 @@ def __init__(
         carousel=False,
         other=False,
         autocomplete=None,
+        trim_header=True,
+        trim_choices=False,
     ):
 
-        super().__init__(name, message, choices, default, ignore, validate, other=other)
+        super().__init__(name, message, choices, default, ignore, validate, other=other, trim_header=trim_header)
         self.carousel = carousel
         self.autocomplete = autocomplete
+        self.trim_choices = trim_choices
 
 
 class Checkbox(Question):
@@ -170,11 +179,14 @@ def __init__(
         carousel=False,
         other=False,
         autocomplete=None,
+        trim_header=True,
+        trim_choices=False,
     ):
 
-        super().__init__(name, message, choices, default, ignore, validate, other=other)
+        super().__init__(name, message, choices, default, ignore, validate, other=other, trim_header=trim_header)
         self.carousel = carousel
         self.autocomplete = autocomplete
+        self.trim_choices = trim_choices
 
 
 # Solution for checking valid path based on
@@ -222,8 +234,17 @@ class Path(Text):
 
     kind = "path"
 
-    def __init__(self, name, default=None, path_type="any", exists=None, normalize_to_absolute_path=False, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(name, default=default, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        name,
+        default=None,
+        trim_header=True,
+        path_type="any",
+        exists=None,
+        normalize_to_absolute_path=False,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(name, default=default, trim_header=trim_header, **kwargs)
 
         self._path_type = path_type
         self._exists = exists
diff --git a/src/inquirer/render/console/__init__.py b/src/inquirer/render/console/__init__.py
index 4b4a6293..6640cdc2 100644
--- a/src/inquirer/render/console/__init__.py
+++ b/src/inquirer/render/console/__init__.py
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ def _print_options(self, render):
         for message, symbol, color in render.get_options():
             if hasattr(message, "decode"):  # python 2
                 message = message.decode("utf-8")
-            self.print_line(f" {color}{symbol} {message}{self.terminal.normal}")
+            choice = f" {color}{symbol} {message}{self.terminal.normal}"
+            if render.question.trim_choices:
+                choice = self.trim_str(choice)
+            self.print_line(choice)
 
     def _print_header(self, render):
         header = render.get_header()
@@ -78,12 +81,12 @@ def _print_header(self, render):
             header += f" ({self._theme.Question.default_color}{default_value}{self.terminal.normal})"
 
         header_ending = ": "
-        extra_if_long = "..."
-        maximum_width = self.width - len(header_ending + extra_if_long)
-        if self.terminal.length(header) > maximum_width:
-            header = self.terminal.truncate(header, maximum_width) + extra_if_long
+        if render.question.trim_header:
+            header = self.trim_str(header, extra_after_trimming=header_ending)
+        else:
+            header += header_ending
 
-        full_header = f"{header}{header_ending}{str(render.get_current_value())}"
+        full_header = f"{header}{str(render.get_current_value())}"
         self.print_str(full_header, lf=not render.title_inline)
 
     def _process_input(self, render):
@@ -169,3 +172,10 @@ def width(self):
     @property
     def height(self):
         return self.terminal.width or 24
+
+    def trim_str(self, msg: str, extra_after_trimming: str = ""):
+        extra_if_long = "..."
+        maximum_width = self.width - len(extra_if_long + extra_after_trimming)
+        if self.terminal.length(msg) > maximum_width:
+            return self.terminal.truncate(msg, maximum_width) + extra_if_long + extra_after_trimming
+        return msg + extra_after_trimming