diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8d2ac2..5bf69cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Released on ??
 
 - **Enhancements**
   - Write exitcode to log when termscp terminates
+- Bugfix:
+  - [Issue 104](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/104): Fixed termscp panics when displaying long non-ascii filenames
 
 ## 0.8.1
 
diff --git a/src/explorer/formatter.rs b/src/explorer/formatter.rs
index 24f136b..abfd6e0 100644
--- a/src/explorer/formatter.rs
+++ b/src/explorer/formatter.rs
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@
 // Locals
 use crate::utils::fmt::{fmt_path_elide, fmt_pex, fmt_time};
 use crate::utils::path::diff_paths;
+use crate::utils::string::secure_substring;
 // Ext
 use bytesize::ByteSize;
 use regex::Regex;
 use remotefs::File;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::time::UNIX_EPOCH;
+use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
 #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
 use users::{get_group_by_gid, get_user_by_uid};
 // Types
@@ -303,9 +305,9 @@ impl Formatter {
             true => file_len - 2,
             false => file_len - 1,
         };
-        let mut name: String = match name.len() >= file_len {
+        let mut name: String = match name.width() >= file_len {
             false => name,
-            true => format!("{}…", &name[0..last_idx]),
+            true => format!("{}…", secure_substring(&name, 0, last_idx)),
         };
         if fsentry.is_dir() {
             name.push('/');
@@ -916,6 +918,113 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(formatter.fmt(&entry).as_str(), "File path: c/bar.txt");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+    fn should_fmt_utf8_path() {
+        let t: SystemTime = SystemTime::now();
+        let entry = File {
+            path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/a/b/c/россия"),
+            metadata: Metadata {
+                accessed: Some(t),
+                created: Some(t),
+                modified: Some(t),
+                file_type: FileType::Symlink,
+                size: 8192,
+                symlink: Some(PathBuf::from("project.info")),
+                uid: None,
+                gid: None,
+                mode: Some(UnixPex::from(0o644)),
+            },
+        };
+        let formatter: Formatter = Formatter::new("File path: {PATH}");
+        assert_eq!(
+            formatter.fmt(&entry).as_str(),
+            "File path: /tmp/a/b/c/россия"
+        );
+        let formatter: Formatter = Formatter::new("File path: {PATH:8}");
+        assert_eq!(formatter.fmt(&entry).as_str(), "File path: /tmp/…/c/россия");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_fmt_short_ascii_name() {
+        let entry = File {
+            path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/foo.txt"),
+            metadata: Metadata {
+                accessed: None,
+                created: None,
+                modified: None,
+                file_type: FileType::File,
+                size: 8192,
+                symlink: None,
+                uid: None,
+                gid: None,
+                mode: None,
+            },
+        };
+        let formatter: Formatter = Formatter::new("{NAME:8}");
+        assert_eq!(formatter.fmt(&entry).as_str(), "foo.txt ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_fmt_exceeding_length_ascii_name() {
+        let entry = File {
+            path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/christian-visintin.txt"),
+            metadata: Metadata {
+                accessed: None,
+                created: None,
+                modified: None,
+                file_type: FileType::File,
+                size: 8192,
+                symlink: None,
+                uid: None,
+                gid: None,
+                mode: None,
+            },
+        };
+        let formatter: Formatter = Formatter::new("{NAME:8}");
+        assert_eq!(formatter.fmt(&entry).as_str(), "christi…");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_fmt_short_utf8_name() {
+        let entry = File {
+            path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/россия"),
+            metadata: Metadata {
+                accessed: None,
+                created: None,
+                modified: None,
+                file_type: FileType::File,
+                size: 8192,
+                symlink: None,
+                uid: None,
+                gid: None,
+                mode: None,
+            },
+        };
+        let formatter: Formatter = Formatter::new("{NAME:8}");
+        assert_eq!(formatter.fmt(&entry).as_str(), "россия  ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_fmt_long_utf8_name() {
+        let entry = File {
+            path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵喵"),
+            metadata: Metadata {
+                accessed: None,
+                created: None,
+                modified: None,
+                file_type: FileType::File,
+                size: 8192,
+                symlink: None,
+                uid: None,
+                gid: None,
+                mode: None,
+            },
+        };
+        let formatter: Formatter = Formatter::new("{NAME:8}");
+        assert_eq!(formatter.fmt(&entry).as_str(), "喵喵喵喵喵喵喵…");
+    }
+
     /// Dummy formatter, just yelds an 'A' at the end of the current string
     fn dummy_fmt(
         _fmt: &Formatter,
diff --git a/src/utils/fmt.rs b/src/utils/fmt.rs
index 637e4a3..a34cd22 100644
--- a/src/utils/fmt.rs
+++ b/src/utils/fmt.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use chrono::prelude::*;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 use tuirealm::tui::style::Color;
+use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
 
 /// ### fmt_pex
 ///
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ pub fn fmt_path_elide(p: &Path, width: usize) -> String {
 /// This function allows to specify an extra length to consider to elide path
 pub fn fmt_path_elide_ex(p: &Path, width: usize, extra_len: usize) -> String {
     let fmt_path: String = format!("{}", p.display());
-    match fmt_path.len() + extra_len > width as usize {
+    match fmt_path.width() + extra_len > width as usize {
         false => fmt_path,
         true => {
             // Elide
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index f12692e..910c5c7 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub mod fmt;
 pub mod parser;
 pub mod path;
 pub mod random;
+pub mod string;
 pub mod ui;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/utils/string.rs b/src/utils/string.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf15277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/string.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//! # String
+//!
+//! String related utilities
+
+/**
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * termscp - Copyright (c) 2022 Christian Visintin
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/// Get a substring considering utf8 characters
+pub fn secure_substring(string: &str, start: usize, end: usize) -> String {
+    assert!(end >= start);
+    string.chars().take(end).skip(start).collect()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_get_secure_substring() {
+        assert_eq!(secure_substring("christian", 2, 5).as_str(), "ris");
+        assert_eq!(secure_substring("россия", 3, 5).as_str(), "си");
+    }
+}