diff --git a/data/gui/default/window/edit_label.cfg b/data/gui/default/window/edit_label.cfg
index 070291ce6e8..dc9bccd1e8b 100644
--- a/data/gui/default/window/edit_label.cfg
+++ b/data/gui/default/window/edit_label.cfg
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 		vertical_placement = "center"
 		horizontal_placement = "center"
 
+		maximum_width = 800
+
 		[grid]
 
 			[row]