diff --git a/res/css/structures/_SpaceRoomView.scss b/res/css/structures/_SpaceRoomView.scss
index 12762cbc9d..48b565be7f 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_SpaceRoomView.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_SpaceRoomView.scss
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ $SpaceRoomViewInnerWidth: 428px;
             font-size: $font-15px;
             margin-top: 12px;
             margin-bottom: 16px;
-            white-space: pre;
+            white-space: pre-wrap;
+            word-wrap: break-word;
         }
 
         > hr {