diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index a0ba764..a78f771 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ static GtkWidget * _new_text(View * view, char const * path)
 	gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(widget),
 			GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC, GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
 	text = gtk_text_view_new();
-	gtk_text_view_set_editable(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(text), FALSE);
 	gtk_text_view_set_cursor_visible(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(text), FALSE);
+	gtk_text_view_set_editable(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(text), FALSE);
+	gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(text), GTK_WRAP_WORD_CHAR);
 	desc = pango_font_description_new();
 	pango_font_description_set_family(desc, "monospace");
 	gtk_widget_modify_font(text, desc);