diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TraceTimelineViewer/Ticks.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TraceTimelineViewer/Ticks.tsx
index c3de51f5076..8c1341b3193 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TraceTimelineViewer/Ticks.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TraceTimelineViewer/Ticks.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
     label: 'TicksTickLabel',
     left: '0.25rem',
     position: 'absolute',
+    whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
   }),
   TicksTickLabelEndAnchor: css({
     label: 'TicksTickLabelEndAnchor',