diff --git a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@
     }
 
     QtControls.Label {
+        Layout.fillWidth: true
         text: i18n("Drag tabs between the boxes to show/hide them, or reorder the visible tabs by dragging.")
+        wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
     }
 
     Item {