diff --git a/src/static/css/pad/chat.css b/src/static/css/pad/chat.css
index ac7334bea..9e0a17dac 100644
--- a/src/static/css/pad/chat.css
+++ b/src/static/css/pad/chat.css
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 #chattext p {
   padding: 3px;
   overflow-x: hidden;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
   word-wrap: break-word;
 }
 #chattext .time {