diff --git a/web/src/common/utils.ts b/web/src/common/utils.ts
index 1d26396b1..c016e7fd6 100644
--- a/web/src/common/utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/common/utils.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ export function convertToTitle(text: string): string {
     });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Truncate a string based on maximum word count
+ */
+export function truncateWords(string: string, length = 10): string {
+    string = string || "";
+    const array = string.trim().split(" ");
+    const ellipsis = array.length > length ? "..." : "";
+
+    return array.slice(0, length).join(" ") + ellipsis;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Truncate a string based on character count
+ */
 export function truncate(string: string, length = 10): string {
     return string.length > length ? `${string.substring(0, length)}...` : string;
 }
diff --git a/web/src/user/LibraryApplication.ts b/web/src/user/LibraryApplication.ts
index 6d374dbff..6ad3e75ae 100644
--- a/web/src/user/LibraryApplication.ts
+++ b/web/src/user/LibraryApplication.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { uiConfig } from "@goauthentik/common/ui/config";
 import { me } from "@goauthentik/common/users";
-import { truncate } from "@goauthentik/common/utils";
+import { truncateWords } from "@goauthentik/common/utils";
 import { AKElement } from "@goauthentik/elements/Base";
 
 import { t } from "@lingui/macro";
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class LibraryApplication extends AKElement {
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="pf-c-card__body">
-                ${truncate(this.application.metaDescription || "", 35)}
+                ${truncateWords(this.application.metaDescription || "", 35)}
             </div>
         </div>`;
     }