diff --git a/demo-shell/src/app/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts b/demo-shell/src/app/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
index 16e6a48c5f..b8786ce47d 100644
--- a/demo-shell/src/app/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
+++ b/demo-shell/src/app/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ export class DataTableComponent {
                 },
                 {
                     id: 2,
-                    name: 'Name 2',
+                    name: `Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit,
+                        sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
+                        nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
+                        Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
+                        Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident,
+                        sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.`,
                     createdOn: new Date(2016, 6, 2, 15, 8, 2),
                     createdBy: this._createdBy,
                     icon: 'material-icons://accessibility'
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ export class DataTableComponent {
                 { type: 'image', key: 'icon', title: '', srTitle: 'Thumbnail' },
                 { type: 'text', key: 'id', title: 'Id', sortable: true , cssClass: 'adf-ellipsis-cell' },
                 { type: 'text', key: 'createdOn', title: 'Created On', sortable: true, cssClass: 'adf-ellipsis-cell adf-expand-cell-5' },
-                { type: 'text', key: 'name', title: 'Name', cssClass: '', sortable: true },
+                { type: 'text', key: 'name', title: 'Name', cssClass: 'adf-ellipsis-cell', sortable: true },
                 { type: 'text', key: 'createdBy.name', title: 'Created By', sortable: true, cssClass: ''}
             ]
         );
diff --git a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss
index 033a488795..e17475b161 100644
--- a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss
+++ b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@
         }
 
         .adf-ellipsis-cell {
-            overflow: hidden;
             text-overflow: ellipsis;
             white-space: nowrap;
+            position: sticky;
 
             .adf-datatable-cell, .adf-datatable-cell-header {
                 overflow: hidden;
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@
                     white-space: nowrap;
                     display: block;
                     width: calc(100% - 2em);
+                    position: absolute;
+                    margin-top: -10px;
                 }
             }