diff --git a/mayan/apps/metadata/widgets.py b/mayan/apps/metadata/widgets.py
index 8e4a428069..166a2ec413 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/metadata/widgets.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/metadata/widgets.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def get_metadata_string(document):
     Return a formated representation of a document's metadata values
     """
     return format_html_join(
-        '\n', '<div class="metadata-display"><b>{}: </b><span data-metadata-type="{}" data-pk="{}">{}</span></div>',
+        '\n', '<div class="metadata-display" style="word-break: break-all; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><b>{}: </b><span data-metadata-type="{}" data-pk="{}">{}</span></div>',
         (
             (
                 document_metadata.metadata_type, document_metadata.metadata_type_id, document_metadata.id, document_metadata.value