diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensWidget.css b/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensWidget.css
index 7bd66d08fd8..03315707679 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensWidget.css
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensWidget.css
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	overflow: hidden;
 	display: inline-block;
 	text-overflow: ellipsis;
+	white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .monaco-editor .codelens-decoration > span,
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensWidget.ts
index b9432f980d2..215e48f22de 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensWidget.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class CodeLensContentWidget implements IContentWidget {
 			}
 			hasSymbol = true;
 			if (lens.command) {
-				const title = renderCodicons(lens.command.title);
+				const title = renderCodicons(lens.command.title.trim());
 				if (lens.command.id) {
 					children.push(dom.$('a', { id: String(i) }, ...title));
 					this._commands.set(String(i), lens.command);