diff --git a/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts b/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts
index 2ee34d93796c..7cca4379a625 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts
@@ -485,9 +485,18 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 			return [];
 		}
 
-		return this._tokens.filter((token, index) => {
-			return index < (this._tokens.length - this._nMoreCount);
-		});
+		const tokens = this._tokens;
+		const visible = [];
+
+		for (let i = 0; i < tokens.length; i++) {
+			if (tokens[i].overflows) {
+				break;
+			}
+
+			visible.push(tokens[i]);
+		}
+
+		return visible;
 	}
 
 	onAfterRendering() {
@@ -1166,16 +1175,17 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 			return [];
 		}
 
+		if (this.open) {
+			this.setAttribute("inline", "");
+			return [];
+		}
+
 		const tokensArray = this._tokens;
 
-		// Reset the overflow prop of the tokens first in order
-		// to use their dimensions for calculation because already
-		// hidden tokens are set to 'display: none'
-		tokensArray.forEach(token => {
-			token.overflows = false;
-		});
+		// layouts all tokens inline-block
+		this.setAttribute("inline", "");
 
-		return tokensArray.filter(token => {
+		const tokens = tokensArray.filter(token => {
 			const parentRect = this.contentDom.getBoundingClientRect();
 			const tokenRect = token.getBoundingClientRect();
 			const tokenEnd = Number(tokenRect.right.toFixed(2));
@@ -1187,6 +1197,10 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 
 			return token.overflows;
 		});
+
+		this.removeAttribute("inline");
+
+		return tokens;
 	}
 
 	get _isPhone() {
diff --git a/packages/main/src/themes/Tokenizer.css b/packages/main/src/themes/Tokenizer.css
index c170ca5ceb3a..e9a18522dd66 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/themes/Tokenizer.css
+++ b/packages/main/src/themes/Tokenizer.css
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 	height: auto;
 }
 
+/* synchronously layout the tokens in a single line */
+:host([inline]) ::slotted([ui5-token]) {
+	display: inline-block !important;
+}
+
 :host([multi-line]) .ui5-tokenizer--content {
 	display: flex;
 	align-content: baseline;