diff --git a/src/Truncate.js b/src/Truncate.js
index 943ea69b..eba8e2bd 100644
--- a/src/Truncate.js
+++ b/src/Truncate.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export default class Truncate extends Component {
         ]),
         trimWhitespace: PropTypes.bool,
         width: PropTypes.number,
-        onTruncate: PropTypes.func
+        onTruncate: PropTypes.func,
+        listenToResize: PropTypes.bool
     };
 
     static defaultProps = {
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ export default class Truncate extends Component {
         ellipsis: '…',
         lines: 1,
         trimWhitespace: false,
-        width: 0
+        width: 0,
+        listenToResize: true
     };
 
     state = {};
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ export default class Truncate extends Component {
             }
         });
 
-        window.addEventListener('resize', onResize);
+        if (this.props.listenToResize) {
+            window.addEventListener('resize', onResize);
+        }
     }
 
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
@@ -84,7 +88,9 @@ export default class Truncate extends Component {
             ellipsis.parentNode.removeChild(ellipsis);
         }
 
-        window.removeEventListener('resize', onResize);
+        if (this.props.listenToResize) {
+            window.removeEventListener('resize', onResize);
+        }
 
         window.cancelAnimationFrame(timeout);
     }