diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/media/notebook.css b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/media/notebook.css
index ab56fa902934d3e3c68a7580391a2121f169f33e..be933eb46fbb94993e6f3b27a30db30f5bd3299b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/media/notebook.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/media/notebook.css
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
 .monaco-workbench .notebookOverlay .output > div.foreground .output-plaintext {
 	font-family: var(--monaco-monospace-font);
 	white-space: pre-wrap;
+	word-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench .notebookOverlay .cell-drag-image .output .multi-mimetype-output {