diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/ResultsviewDirective.js b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/ResultsviewDirective.js
index 5ccb5887051..b88ea3b8811 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/ResultsviewDirective.js
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/ResultsviewDirective.js
@@ -188,6 +188,22 @@
             }
           };
 
+          scope.abstractBriefMaker = function (resourceAbstract) {
+            if (resourceAbstract) {
+              var abstractParagraphs = resourceAbstract.split('\n');
+              var abstractBrief="";
+              for (let index=0; index < abstractParagraphs.length; index++) {
+                var abstractBrief=abstractBrief+abstractParagraphs[index]+"\n";
+                if (abstractBrief.length>50) {
+                  break;
+                }
+              }
+
+              //remove the last line break character
+              return abstractBrief.substring(0, abstractBrief.length-1);;
+            }
+          };
+
           if (scope.map) {
             scope.hoverOL.setMap(scope.map);
           }
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/partials/viewtemplates/grid.html b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/partials/viewtemplates/grid.html
index 7b4e9717dcc..a2c795c4ffb 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/partials/viewtemplates/grid.html
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/partials/viewtemplates/grid.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ <h1>
         <div class="gn-md-details">
           <div class="gn-md-abstract text-muted">
             <div class="ellipsis">
-              <p>{{md.resourceAbstract.split('\n')[0] | striptags}}</p>
+              <p>{{abstractBriefMaker(md.resourceAbstract) | striptags}}</p>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/partials/viewtemplates/list.html b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/partials/viewtemplates/list.html
index 3146a635428..a33f2c48b55 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/partials/viewtemplates/list.html
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/partials/viewtemplates/list.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ <h1>
         <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6">
           <div class="gn-md-abstract text-muted">
             <p title="{{md.resourceAbstract}}">
-              {{md.resourceAbstract.split('\n')[0] | striptags}}
+              {{abstractBriefMaker(md.resourceAbstract) | striptags}}
             </p>
 
             <div