diff --git a/prism/src/settings/MultipleLineStringEditor.java b/prism/src/settings/MultipleLineStringEditor.java
index e1fa2a6d..72211365 100644
--- a/prism/src/settings/MultipleLineStringEditor.java
+++ b/prism/src/settings/MultipleLineStringEditor.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class MultipleLineStringEditor implements SettingEditor, KeyListener, Car
     {
         area = new JTextArea();
         area.setLineWrap(true);
+        area.setWrapStyleWord(true);
         font = new Font("monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 12);
         
         area.addCaretListener(this);