diff --git a/panels/online-accounts/online-accounts.ui b/panels/online-accounts/online-accounts.ui
index b3310edb8..bc66992cf 100644
--- a/panels/online-accounts/online-accounts.ui
+++ b/panels/online-accounts/online-accounts.ui
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">Adding an account allows your applications to access it for documents, mail, contacts, calendar, chat and more.</property>
                         <property name="justify">center</property>
                         <property name="wrap">True</property>
+                        <property name="max_width_chars">40</property>
                         <style>
                           <class name="dim-label"/>
                         </style>