diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/labels.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/labels.ts
index ffab30b6ba865..44a200e8fb31c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/labels.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/labels.ts
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ class ResourceLabelWidget extends IconLabel {
 			separator: this.options?.separator,
 			domId: this.options?.domId,
 			disabledCommand: this.options?.disabledCommand,
+			labelEscapeNewLines: this.options?.labelEscapeNewLines
 		};
 
 		const resource = toResource(this.label);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/media/views.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/media/views.css
index aca1682755487..df9b41cafafc6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/media/views.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/media/views.css
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@
 	overflow: hidden;
 	flex-wrap: nowrap;
 	padding-left: 3px;
-	/* Supported everywhere: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/-webkit-line-clamp#browser_compatibility */
-	-webkit-line-clamp: 1;
-	display: -webkit-box;
-	-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
 }
 
 .customview-tree .monaco-list .monaco-list-row .custom-view-tree-node-item .custom-view-tree-node-item-checkbox {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
index bf75f7673673a..5e7aefbe08cc6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
@@ -1162,7 +1162,8 @@ class TreeRenderer extends Disposable implements ITreeRenderer<ITreeItem, FuzzyS
 				extraClasses: ['custom-view-tree-node-item-resourceLabel'],
 				matches: matches ? matches : createMatches(element.filterData),
 				strikethrough: treeItemLabel?.strikethrough,
-				disabledCommand: !commandEnabled
+				disabledCommand: !commandEnabled,
+				labelEscapeNewLines: true
 			});
 		} else {
 			templateData.resourceLabel.setResource({ name: label, description }, {
@@ -1171,7 +1172,8 @@ class TreeRenderer extends Disposable implements ITreeRenderer<ITreeItem, FuzzyS
 				extraClasses: ['custom-view-tree-node-item-resourceLabel'],
 				matches: matches ? matches : createMatches(element.filterData),
 				strikethrough: treeItemLabel?.strikethrough,
-				disabledCommand: !commandEnabled
+				disabledCommand: !commandEnabled,
+				labelEscapeNewLines: true
 			});
 		}