diff --git a/itemcontroller.lua b/itemcontroller.lua
index ebca403..c94731f 100644
--- a/itemcontroller.lua
+++ b/itemcontroller.lua
@@ -140,11 +140,13 @@ local function getCenterPad(contentWidth, widthBudget)
   return math.floor(pad), math.ceil(pad)
 end
 
-local function fitText(text, widthBudget)
+local function fitText(text, widthBudget, alignEnd)
   if #text <= widthBudget then
     return text
   end
-  return text:sub(1, widthBudget)
+  local textStart = alignEnd and (#text - widthBudget + 1) or 1
+  local textEnd = (alignEnd and #text - textStart) or widthBudget
+  return text:sub(textStart, textEnd)
 end
 
 local PAGES = {
@@ -558,7 +560,7 @@ local PAGES = {
 
       local keyboardInnerWidth = keyboardList:getInnerWidth()
 
-      local filterDisplayedText = fitText(pageState.filter, keyboardInnerWidth)
+      local filterDisplayedText = fitText(pageState.filter, keyboardInnerWidth, true)
       local filterText = keyboardList:findById(ID_FILTER_DISPLAY)
       filterText:setText(filterDisplayedText)