diff --git a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/dialog/MultiLineInputDialog.java b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/dialog/MultiLineInputDialog.java
index 7a6a8fed8b..4e0da97b91 100644
--- a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/dialog/MultiLineInputDialog.java
+++ b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/dialog/MultiLineInputDialog.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public MultiLineInputDialog(final Node parent, final String initial_text, final
     {
         text = new TextArea(initial_text);
         text.setEditable(editable);
+        text.setWrapText(true);
 
         getDialogPane().setContent(new BorderPane(text));
         if (editable)