diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
index 52af66055..6b0f441e0 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
@@ -98,18 +98,36 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
 
         var displayLines = [];
 
-        var currentLine = words[0];
-        var currentLineWidth = RED.view.calculateTextWidth(currentLine, "red-ui-palette-label", 0);
-
-        for (var i=1;i<words.length;i++) {
-            var newWidth = RED.view.calculateTextWidth(currentLine+" "+words[i], "red-ui-palette-label", 0);
+        var currentLine = "";
+        for (var i=0;i<words.length;i++) {
+            var word = words[i];
+            var sep = (i == 0) ? "" : " ";
+            var newWidth = RED.view.calculateTextWidth(currentLine+sep+word, "red-ui-palette-label", 0);
             if (newWidth < nodeWidth) {
-                currentLine += " "+words[i];
-                currentLineWidth = newWidth;
+                currentLine += sep +word;
             } else {
-                displayLines.push(currentLine);
-                currentLine = words[i];
-                currentLineWidth = RED.view.calculateTextWidth(currentLine, "red-ui-palette-label", 0);
+                if (i > 0) {
+                    displayLines.push(currentLine);
+                }
+                while (true) {
+                    var wordWidth = RED.view.calculateTextWidth(word, "red-ui-palette-label", 0);
+                    if (wordWidth >= nodeWidth) {
+                        // break word if too wide
+                        for(var j = word.length; j > 0; j--) {
+                            var s = word.substring(0, j);
+                            var width = RED.view.calculateTextWidth(s, "red-ui-palette-label", 0);
+                            if (width < nodeWidth) {
+                                displayLines.push(s);
+                                word = word.substring(j);
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        currentLine = word;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
         displayLines.push(currentLine);