diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.String.cpp b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.String.cpp
index 971dec3907..45ad5dab29 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.String.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.String.cpp
@@ -1075,45 +1075,28 @@ void GfxDrawStringWithYOffsets(
     dpi.lastStringPos = { info.x, info.y };
 }
 
-void ShortenPath(utf8* buffer, size_t bufferSize, const utf8* path, int32_t availableWidth, FontStyle fontStyle)
+u8string ShortenPath(const u8string& path, int32_t availableWidth, FontStyle fontStyle)
 {
-    size_t length = strlen(path);
-
-    // Return full string if it fits
-    if (GfxGetStringWidth(const_cast<char*>(path), fontStyle) <= availableWidth)
+    if (GfxGetStringWidth(path, fontStyle) <= availableWidth)
     {
-        SafeStrCpy(buffer, path, bufferSize);
-        return;
+        return path;
     }
 
-    // Count path separators
-    int32_t path_separators = 0;
-    for (size_t x = 0; x < length; x++)
+    u8string shortenedPath = u8"...";
+
+    size_t begin = 0;
+    while (begin < path.size())
     {
-        if (path[x] == *PATH_SEPARATOR || path[x] == '/')
+        begin = path.find_first_of(*PATH_SEPARATOR, begin + 1);
+        if (begin == path.npos)
+            break;
+
+        shortenedPath = u8"..." + path.substr(begin);
+        if (GfxGetStringWidth(shortenedPath, fontStyle) <= availableWidth)
         {
-            path_separators++;
+            return shortenedPath;
         }
     }
 
-    // TODO: Replace with unicode ellipsis when supported
-    SafeStrCpy(buffer, "...", bufferSize);
-
-    // Abbreviate beginning with xth separator
-    int32_t begin = -1;
-    for (int32_t x = 0; x < path_separators; x++)
-    {
-        do
-        {
-            begin++;
-        } while (path[begin] != *PATH_SEPARATOR && path[begin] != '/');
-
-        SafeStrCpy(buffer + 3, path + begin, bufferSize - 3);
-        if (GfxGetStringWidth(buffer, fontStyle) <= availableWidth)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    SafeStrCpy(buffer, path, bufferSize);
+    return shortenedPath;
 }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h
index 35da0cfd23..de2196b1d2 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ int32_t GfxGetStringWidthNewLined(std::string_view text, FontStyle fontStyle);
 int32_t GfxGetStringWidthNoFormatting(std::string_view text, FontStyle fontStyle);
 int32_t StringGetHeightRaw(std::string_view text, FontStyle fontStyle);
 int32_t GfxClipString(char* buffer, int32_t width, FontStyle fontStyle);
-void ShortenPath(utf8* buffer, size_t bufferSize, const utf8* path, int32_t availableWidth, FontStyle fontStyle);
+u8string ShortenPath(const u8string& path, int32_t availableWidth, FontStyle fontStyle);
 void TTFDrawString(
     DrawPixelInfo& dpi, const_utf8string text, int32_t colour, const ScreenCoordsXY& coords, bool noFormatting,
     FontStyle fontStyle, TextDarkness darkness);