diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenu.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenu.tsx
index 25fab978..8537bc59 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenu.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenu.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useModel } from '../settings/models/ModelContext';
 import { Sliders } from 'lucide-react';
 import { AlertType, useAlerts } from '../alerts';
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { BottomMenuModeSelection } from './BottomMenuModeSelection';
 import ModelsBottomBar from '../settings_v2/models/bottom_bar/ModelsBottomBar';
 import { useConfig } from '../ConfigContext';
 import { getCurrentModelAndProvider } from '../settings_v2/models';
+import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipProvider, TooltipTrigger } from '../ui/Tooltip';
 
 const TOKEN_LIMIT_DEFAULT = 128000; // fallback for custom models that the backend doesn't know about
 const TOKEN_WARNING_THRESHOLD = 0.8; // warning shows at 80% of the token limit
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ export default function BottomMenu({
   const toolCount = useToolCount();
   const { getProviders, read } = useConfig();
   const [tokenLimit, setTokenLimit] = useState<number>(TOKEN_LIMIT_DEFAULT);
+  const [isDirTruncated, setIsDirTruncated] = useState(false);
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+  const dirRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
+  const [isTooltipOpen, setIsTooltipOpen] = useState(false);
 
   // Load providers and get current model's token limit
   const loadProviderDetails = async () => {
@@ -137,6 +142,21 @@ export default function BottomMenu({
     };
   }, [isModelMenuOpen]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const checkTruncation = () => {
+      if (dirRef.current) {
+        setIsDirTruncated(dirRef.current.scrollWidth > dirRef.current.clientWidth);
+      }
+    };
+    checkTruncation();
+    window.addEventListener('resize', checkTruncation);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', checkTruncation);
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsTooltipOpen(false);
+  }, [isDirTruncated]);
+
   return (
     <div className="flex justify-between items-center text-textSubtle relative bg-bgSubtle border-t border-borderSubtle text-xs pl-4 h-[40px] pb-1 align-middle">
       {/* Directory Chooser - Always visible */}
@@ -151,7 +171,23 @@ export default function BottomMenu({
         }}
       >
         <Document className="mr-1" />
-        Working in {window.appConfig.get('GOOSE_WORKING_DIR')}
+        <TooltipProvider>
+          <Tooltip open={isTooltipOpen} onOpenChange={setIsTooltipOpen}>
+            <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+              <span
+                ref={dirRef}
+                className="truncate max-w-[170px] md:max-w-[200px] lg:max-w-[380px] min-w-0 block"
+              >
+                Working in {window.appConfig.get('GOOSE_WORKING_DIR') as string}
+              </span>
+            </TooltipTrigger>
+            {isDirTruncated && (
+              <TooltipContent className="max-w-96 overflow-auto scrollbar-thin" side="top">
+                {window.appConfig.get('GOOSE_WORKING_DIR') as string}
+              </TooltipContent>
+            )}
+          </Tooltip>
+        </TooltipProvider>
         <ChevronUp className="ml-1" />
       </span>
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenuModeSelection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenuModeSelection.tsx
index d6f4e12c..6858c89b 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenuModeSelection.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenuModeSelection.tsx
@@ -118,12 +118,14 @@ export const BottomMenuModeSelection = ({ setView }: BottomMenuModeSelectionProp
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="relative flex items-center ml-6" ref={gooseModeDropdownRef}>
+    <div className="relative flex items-center" ref={gooseModeDropdownRef}>
       <div
         className="flex items-center cursor-pointer"
         onClick={() => setIsGooseModeMenuOpen(!isGooseModeMenuOpen)}
       >
-        <span className="truncate w-[170px]">Goose Mode: {getValueByKey(gooseMode)}</span>
+        <span className="truncate max-w-[170px] md:max-w-[200px] lg:max-w-[380px]">
+          Goose Mode: {getValueByKey(gooseMode)}
+        </span>
         {isGooseModeMenuOpen ? (
           <ChevronDown className="w-4 h-4 ml-1" />
         ) : (
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/bottom_bar/ModelsBottomBar.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/bottom_bar/ModelsBottomBar.tsx
index 406545c2..52e4f340 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/bottom_bar/ModelsBottomBar.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/bottom_bar/ModelsBottomBar.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useConfig } from '../../../ConfigContext';
 import { getCurrentModelAndProviderForDisplay } from '../index';
 import { AddModelModal } from '../subcomponents/AddModelModal';
 import { View } from '../../../../App';
+import { Tooltip, TooltipTrigger, TooltipContent, TooltipProvider } from '../../../ui/Tooltip';
 
 interface ModelsBottomBarProps {
   dropdownRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ export default function ModelsBottomBar({ dropdownRef, setView }: ModelsBottomBa
   const [model, setModel] = useState<string>('');
   const [isAddModelModalOpen, setIsAddModelModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [isModelTruncated, setIsModelTruncated] = useState(false);
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+  const modelRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
+  const [isTooltipOpen, setIsTooltipOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
@@ -24,11 +29,26 @@ export default function ModelsBottomBar({ dropdownRef, setView }: ModelsBottomBa
         readFromConfig: read,
         getProviders,
       });
-      setProvider(modelProvider.provider);
-      setModel(modelProvider.model);
+      setProvider(modelProvider.provider as string | null);
+      setModel(modelProvider.model as string);
     })();
   });
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const checkTruncation = () => {
+      if (modelRef.current) {
+        setIsModelTruncated(modelRef.current.scrollWidth > modelRef.current.clientWidth);
+      }
+    };
+    checkTruncation();
+    window.addEventListener('resize', checkTruncation);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', checkTruncation);
+  }, [model]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsTooltipOpen(false);
+  }, [isModelTruncated]);
+
   // Add click outside handler
   useEffect(() => {
     function handleClickOutside(event: MouseEvent) {
@@ -52,14 +72,30 @@ export default function ModelsBottomBar({ dropdownRef, setView }: ModelsBottomBa
     <div className="relative flex items-center ml-auto mr-4" ref={dropdownRef}>
       <div ref={menuRef} className="relative">
         <div
-          className="flex items-center cursor-pointer"
+          className="flex items-center cursor-pointer max-w-[180px] md:max-w-[200px] lg:max-w-[380px] min-w-0 group"
           onClick={() => setIsModelMenuOpen(!isModelMenuOpen)}
         >
-          {model}
+          <TooltipProvider>
+            <Tooltip open={isTooltipOpen} onOpenChange={setIsTooltipOpen}>
+              <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+                <span
+                  ref={modelRef}
+                  className="truncate max-w-[130px] md:max-w-[200px] lg:max-w-[360px] min-w-0 block"
+                >
+                  {model || 'Select Model'}
+                </span>
+              </TooltipTrigger>
+              {isModelTruncated && (
+                <TooltipContent className="max-w-96 overflow-auto scrollbar-thin" side="top">
+                  {model || 'Select Model'}
+                </TooltipContent>
+              )}
+            </Tooltip>
+          </TooltipProvider>
           {isModelMenuOpen ? (
-            <ChevronDown className="w-4 h-4 ml-1" />
+            <ChevronDown className="w-4 h-4 ml-1 flex-shrink-0" />
           ) : (
-            <ChevronUp className="w-4 h-4 ml-1" />
+            <ChevronUp className="w-4 h-4 ml-1 flex-shrink-0" />
           )}
         </div>