diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index d64ae72..8d66608 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -340,10 +340,12 @@ export default class ReactTable extends Methods(Lifecycle(Component)) {
           }}
           {...rest}
         >
-          {_.normalizeComponent(column.Header, {
-            data: sortedData,
-            column,
-          })}
+          <div className={classnames(isResizable && 'rt-resizable-header-content')}>
+            {_.normalizeComponent(column.Header, {
+              data: sortedData,
+              column,
+            })}
+          </div>
           {resizer}
         </ThComponent>
       )
diff --git a/src/index.styl b/src/index.styl
index a647fca..ce2f398 100644
--- a/src/index.styl
+++ b/src/index.styl
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ input-select-style()
       &:last-child
         overflow: hidden
 
+    .rt-resizable-header-content
+      overflow: hidden
+      text-overflow: ellipsis
+
     .rt-header-pivot
       border-right-color: #f7f7f7