diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.ui
index 57d82488e..74e1eef96 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.ui
@@ -1615,6 +1615,9 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
                    <property name="text">
                     <string/>
                    </property>
+                   <property name="wordWrap">
+                    <bool>true</bool>
+                   </property>
                   </widget>
                  </item>
                 </layout>