diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/tasklist/AdapterSection.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/tasklist/AdapterSection.kt
index 343017e5c..b4776a7b7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/tasklist/AdapterSection.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/tasklist/AdapterSection.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ data class AdapterSection(
             locale: Locale,
             sortMode: Int,
             alwaysDisplayFullDate: Boolean,
-            style: FormatStyle = FormatStyle.FULL
+            style: FormatStyle = FormatStyle.FULL,
+            compact: Boolean = false
     ): String =
             when {
                 sortMode == SORT_IMPORTANCE -> context.getString(priorityToString())
@@ -41,13 +42,18 @@ data class AdapterSection(
                 })
                 else -> {
                     val dateString = DateUtilities.getRelativeDay(
-                            context, value, locale, style, alwaysDisplayFullDate, true
+                            context, value, locale, style, alwaysDisplayFullDate, !compact
                     )
-                    when (sortMode) {
-                        SORT_DUE -> context.getString(R.string.sort_due_group, dateString)
-                        SORT_START -> context.getString(R.string.sort_start_group, dateString)
-                        SORT_CREATED -> context.getString(R.string.sort_created_group, dateString)
-                        SORT_MODIFIED -> context.getString(R.string.sort_modified_group, dateString)
+                    when {
+                        compact -> dateString
+                        sortMode == SORT_DUE ->
+                            context.getString(R.string.sort_due_group, dateString)
+                        sortMode == SORT_START ->
+                            context.getString(R.string.sort_start_group, dateString)
+                        sortMode == SORT_CREATED ->
+                            context.getString(R.string.sort_created_group, dateString)
+                        sortMode == SORT_MODIFIED ->
+                            context.getString(R.string.sort_modified_group, dateString)
                         else -> throw IllegalArgumentException()
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.kt
index 684ccbbd8..42fbca5fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ internal class ScrollableViewsFactory(
     private val widgetPreferences = WidgetPreferences(context, preferences, widgetId)
     private var isDark = checkIfDark
     private var showFullDate = false
+    private var compact = false
 
     private val checkIfDark: Boolean
         get() = when (widgetPreferences.themeIndex) {
@@ -135,7 +136,14 @@ internal class ScrollableViewsFactory(
         val section = tasks.getSection(position)
         val sortGroup = section.value
         val header: String? = if (filter?.supportsSorting() == true) {
-            section.headerString(context, locale.locale, sortMode, showFullDate, FormatStyle.MEDIUM)
+            section.headerString(
+                    context,
+                    locale.locale,
+                    sortMode,
+                    showFullDate,
+                    FormatStyle.MEDIUM,
+                    compact
+            )
         } else {
             null
         }
@@ -350,6 +358,7 @@ internal class ScrollableViewsFactory(
                 }
         collapsed = widgetPreferences.collapsed
         isRtl = locale.directionality == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL
+        compact = widgetPreferences.compact
     }
 
     init {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt
index 46100ae6a..c984bd23e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
 import android.widget.RemoteViews
 import androidx.annotation.ColorInt
@@ -35,15 +36,30 @@ class TasksWidget : AppWidgetProvider() {
     override fun onUpdate(context: Context, appWidgetManager: AppWidgetManager, appWidgetIds: IntArray) {
         for (id in appWidgetIds) {
             try {
-                appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(id, createScrollableWidget(context, id))
+                val options = appWidgetManager.getAppWidgetOptions(id)
+                appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(id, createScrollableWidget(context, id, options))
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 Timber.e(e)
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private fun createScrollableWidget(context: Context, id: Int): RemoteViews {
+    override fun onAppWidgetOptionsChanged(
+            context: Context,
+            appWidgetManager: AppWidgetManager,
+            appWidgetId: Int,
+            newOptions: Bundle?
+    ) {
+        newOptions?.let {
+            appWidgetManager
+                    .updateAppWidget(appWidgetId, createScrollableWidget(context, appWidgetId, it))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun createScrollableWidget(context: Context, id: Int, options: Bundle): RemoteViews {
         val widgetPreferences = WidgetPreferences(context, preferences, id)
+        widgetPreferences.compact =
+                options.getInt(AppWidgetManager.OPTION_APPWIDGET_MAX_WIDTH) < COMPACT_MAX
         val filterId = widgetPreferences.filterId
         val color = ThemeColor(context, widgetPreferences.color)
         val remoteViews = RemoteViews(context.packageName, R.layout.scrollable_widget)
@@ -168,6 +184,7 @@ class TasksWidget : AppWidgetProvider() {
     }
 
     companion object {
+        private const val COMPACT_MAX = 275
         private const val flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
         private val buttons = intArrayOf(
                 R.id.widget_change_list, R.id.widget_button, R.id.widget_reconfigure
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
index bac3721e9..6799d4a12 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ public class WidgetPreferences implements QueryPreferences {
     preferences.setString(getKey(R.string.p_widget_filter), filterPreferenceValue);
   }
 
+  public boolean getCompact() {
+    return getBoolean(R.string.p_widget_compact, false);
+  }
+
+  public void setCompact(boolean value) {
+    setBoolean(R.string.p_widget_compact, value);
+  }
+
   private int getInt(int resId, int defValue) {
     return preferences.getInt(getKey(resId), defValue);
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_header_dark.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_header_dark.xml
index 2656853d1..5b6d1dea5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_header_dark.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_header_dark.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       android:layout_width="wrap_content"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
       android:paddingTop="@dimen/half_keyline_first"
-      android:paddingStart="@dimen/keyline_first"
+      android:paddingStart="0dp"
       android:paddingEnd="@dimen/keyline_first"
       android:paddingBottom="@dimen/half_keyline_first"
       tools:src="@drawable/ic_keyboard_arrow_down_black_18dp"
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
       android:layout_toStartOf="@id/arrow"
       android:paddingStart="@dimen/keyline_first"
-      android:paddingEnd="@dimen/keyline_first"
+      android:paddingEnd="0dp"
       android:gravity="start|center_vertical"
       android:textSize="@dimen/sku_details_row_text_size"
+      android:maxLines="1"
+      android:ellipsize="end"
       tools:textColor="@color/white_60"
       tools:text="Today"
       app:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_header_light.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_header_light.xml
index 73da3eaf4..cf31c022f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_header_light.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_header_light.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       android:layout_width="wrap_content"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
       android:paddingTop="@dimen/half_keyline_first"
-      android:paddingStart="@dimen/keyline_first"
+      android:paddingStart="0dp"
       android:paddingEnd="@dimen/keyline_first"
       android:paddingBottom="@dimen/half_keyline_first"
       tools:src="@drawable/ic_keyboard_arrow_down_black_18dp"
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
       android:layout_toStartOf="@id/arrow"
       android:paddingStart="@dimen/keyline_first"
-      android:paddingEnd="@dimen/keyline_first"
+      android:paddingEnd="0dp"
       android:gravity="start|center_vertical"
       android:textSize="@dimen/sku_details_row_text_size"
+      android:maxLines="1"
+      android:ellipsize="end"
       tools:textColor="@color/black_60"
       tools:text="Today"
       app:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
index 3f18eef33..96367fbf7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@
   <string name="p_widget_sort_astrid">widget-sort-astrid-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_hidden">widget-hidden-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_completed">widget-completed-</string>
+  <string name="p_widget_compact">widget-compact-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_color">widget-color-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_color_v2">widget-color-v2</string>
   <string name="p_widget_opacity">widget-opacity-v3-</string>