diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Graph/GraphLegendItem.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Graph/GraphLegendItem.tsx
index 37371fe0664..7b6d8ad0ecf 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Graph/GraphLegendItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Graph/GraphLegendItem.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const GraphLegendListItem: React.FunctionComponent<GraphLegendItemProps>
         }}
         className={css`
           cursor: pointer;
-          white-space: nowrap;
+          white-space: pre-wrap;
           color: ${!item.isVisible && theme.colors.linkDisabled};
         `}
       >