diff --git a/src/components/ItemTableFilter/ItemTableFilter.js b/src/components/ItemTableFilter/ItemTableFilter.js
index bf64f60..c3ef252 100644
--- a/src/components/ItemTableFilter/ItemTableFilter.js
+++ b/src/components/ItemTableFilter/ItemTableFilter.js
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ export default function ItemTableFilter({ label, onChange }) {
   });
   const classes = useStyles();
 
+  // The FormControl is wrapped in a box with overflowX=hidden to prevent the
+  // InputLabel text from going outside its textfield.
+  // See: https://github.itap.purdue.edu/ECN/webqueue2/issues/156
   return (
     <Box classes={{ root: classes.filterContainer }} >
       <FormControl
@@ -39,4 +42,4 @@ ItemTableFilter.propTypes = {
 
 ItemTableFilter.defaultProps = {
   "label": ""
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}