diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
index 2fcbacf0e..ec75f5ee4 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -2503,6 +2503,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                 content: RED._("markdownEditor.format"),
                 autoClose: 50
             });
+            session.setUseWrapMode(true);
         }
         return editor;
     }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js
index 9a09ff3f5..1363ba717 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     var template = '<script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="_markdown">'+
         '<div id="red-ui-editor-type-markdown-panels">'+
         '<div id="red-ui-editor-type-markdown-panel-editor" class="red-ui-panel">'+
-            '<div style="height: 100%; margin: auto; max-width: 1000px;">'+
+            '<div style="height: 100%; margin: auto;">'+
                 '<div id="red-ui-editor-type-markdown-toolbar"></div>'+
                 '<div class="node-text-editor" style="height: 100%" id="red-ui-editor-type-markdown"></div>'+
             '</div>'+