diff --git a/css/_audio-preview.scss b/css/_audio-preview.scss
index 293bc48dc..4ece182b3 100644
--- a/css/_audio-preview.scss
+++ b/css/_audio-preview.scss
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@
     }
 
     &-entry-text {
-        display: inline-block;
-        text-overflow: ellipsis;
         max-width: 213px;
-        overflow: hidden;
-        white-space: nowrap;
 
         &.left-margin {
             margin-left: 36px;
diff --git a/react/features/base/ui/components/web/ContextMenuItem.tsx b/react/features/base/ui/components/web/ContextMenuItem.tsx
index 779cebabc..b29377487 100644
--- a/react/features/base/ui/components/web/ContextMenuItem.tsx
+++ b/react/features/base/ui/components/web/ContextMenuItem.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import { makeStyles } from 'tss-react/mui';
 import { showOverflowDrawer } from '../../../../toolbox/functions.web';
 import Icon from '../../../icons/components/Icon';
 import { withPixelLineHeight } from '../../../styles/functions.web';
+import { TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES } from '../../constants.any';
+
+import TextWithOverflow from './TextWithOverflow';
 
 export interface IProps {
 
@@ -59,6 +62,11 @@ export interface IProps {
      */
     onKeyPress?: (e?: React.KeyboardEvent) => void;
 
+    /**
+     * Overflow type for item text.
+     */
+    overflowType?: TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES;
+
     /**
      * Whether the item is marked as selected.
      */
@@ -149,6 +157,7 @@ const ContextMenuItem = ({
     onClick,
     onKeyDown,
     onKeyPress,
+    overflowType,
     selected,
     testId,
     text,
@@ -180,12 +189,13 @@ const ContextMenuItem = ({
                     size = { 20 }
                     src = { icon } />}
             {text && (
-                <span
+                <TextWithOverflow
                     className = { cx(styles.text,
-                _overflowDrawer && styles.drawerText,
-                textClassName) }>
+                    _overflowDrawer && styles.drawerText,
+                    textClassName) }
+                    overflowType = { overflowType } >
                     {text}
-                </span>
+                </TextWithOverflow>
             )}
             {children}
         </div>
diff --git a/react/features/base/ui/components/web/TextWithOverflow.tsx b/react/features/base/ui/components/web/TextWithOverflow.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a05706d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/features/base/ui/components/web/TextWithOverflow.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import React, { ReactNode, useRef } from 'react';
+import { keyframes } from 'styled-components';
+import { makeStyles } from 'tss-react/mui';
+
+import { TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES } from '../../constants.web';
+
+interface ITextWithOverflowProps {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+  overflowType?: TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES;
+}
+
+const useStyles = makeStyles<{ translateDiff: number; }>()((_, { translateDiff }) => {
+    return {
+        animation: {
+            '&:hover': {
+                animation: `${keyframes`
+                    0%, 20% {
+                        transform: translateX(0%);
+                        left: 0%;
+                    }
+                    80%, 100% {
+                        transform: translateX(-${translateDiff}px);
+                        left: 100%;
+                    }
+                `} ${Math.max(translateDiff * 50, 2000)}ms infinite alternate linear;`
+            }
+        },
+        textContainer: {
+            overflow: 'hidden'
+        },
+        [TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES.ELLIPSIS]: {
+            display: 'block',
+            overflow: 'hidden',
+            textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
+            whiteSpace: 'nowrap'
+        },
+        [TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES.SCROLL_ON_HOVER]: {
+            display: 'inline-block',
+            overflow: 'visible',
+            whiteSpace: 'nowrap'
+        }
+    };
+});
+
+const TextWithOverflow = ({
+    className,
+    overflowType = TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES.ELLIPSIS,
+    children
+}: ITextWithOverflowProps) => {
+    const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    const contentRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
+    const shouldAnimateOnHover = overflowType === TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES.SCROLL_ON_HOVER
+        && containerRef.current
+        && contentRef.current
+        && containerRef.current.clientWidth < contentRef.current.clientWidth;
+
+    const translateDiff = shouldAnimateOnHover ? contentRef.current.clientWidth - containerRef.current.clientWidth : 0;
+    const { classes: styles, cx } = useStyles({ translateDiff });
+
+    return (
+        <div
+            className = { cx(className, styles.textContainer) }
+            ref = { containerRef }>
+            <span
+                className = { cx(styles[overflowType], shouldAnimateOnHover && styles.animation) }
+                ref = { contentRef }>
+                {children}
+            </span>
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
+export default TextWithOverflow;
diff --git a/react/features/base/ui/constants.any.ts b/react/features/base/ui/constants.any.ts
index 8e634954b..26a75e8ee 100644
--- a/react/features/base/ui/constants.any.ts
+++ b/react/features/base/ui/constants.any.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ export enum BUTTON_TYPES {
     TERTIARY = 'tertiary'
 }
 
+/**
+ * Behaviour types for showing overflow text content.
+ */
+export enum TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES {
+    ELLIPSIS = 'ellipsis',
+    SCROLL_ON_HOVER = 'scroll-on-hover'
+}
+
 /**
  * The modes of the buttons.
  */
diff --git a/react/features/settings/components/web/audio/MicrophoneEntry.tsx b/react/features/settings/components/web/audio/MicrophoneEntry.tsx
index 7403ace9c..789865e17 100644
--- a/react/features/settings/components/web/audio/MicrophoneEntry.tsx
+++ b/react/features/settings/components/web/audio/MicrophoneEntry.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { IconCheck, IconExclamationSolid } from '../../../../base/icons/svg';
 // @ts-ignore
 import JitsiMeetJS from '../../../../base/lib-jitsi-meet/_';
 import ContextMenuItem from '../../../../base/ui/components/web/ContextMenuItem';
+import { TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES } from '../../../../base/ui/constants.any';
 
 import Meter from './Meter';
 
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ export default class MicrophoneEntry extends Component<Props, State> {
                 <ContextMenuItem
                     accessibilityLabel = ''
                     icon = { isSelected ? IconCheck : undefined }
+                    overflowType = { TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES.SCROLL_ON_HOVER }
                     selected = { isSelected }
                     text = { children }
                     textClassName = { clsx('audio-preview-entry-text', !isSelected && 'left-margin') }>
diff --git a/react/features/settings/components/web/audio/SpeakerEntry.tsx b/react/features/settings/components/web/audio/SpeakerEntry.tsx
index 3d0965ce0..af9daa193 100644
--- a/react/features/settings/components/web/audio/SpeakerEntry.tsx
+++ b/react/features/settings/components/web/audio/SpeakerEntry.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React, { useRef } from 'react';
 import { IconCheck } from '../../../../base/icons/svg';
 import Button from '../../../../base/ui/components/web/Button';
 import ContextMenuItem from '../../../../base/ui/components/web/ContextMenuItem';
-import { BUTTON_TYPES } from '../../../../base/ui/constants.any';
+import { BUTTON_TYPES, TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES } from '../../../../base/ui/constants.any';
 import logger from '../../../logger';
 
 const TEST_SOUND_PATH = 'sounds/ring.mp3';
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ const SpeakerEntry = (props: IProps) => {
             <ContextMenuItem
                 accessibilityLabel = ''
                 icon = { isSelected ? IconCheck : undefined }
+                overflowType = { TEXT_OVERFLOW_TYPES.SCROLL_ON_HOVER }
                 selected = { isSelected }
                 text = { children }
                 textClassName = { clsx('audio-preview-entry-text', !isSelected && 'left-margin') }>