diff --git a/desktoppackage/contents/configuration/ConfigCategoryDelegate.qml b/desktoppackage/contents/configuration/ConfigCategoryDelegate.qml
--- a/desktoppackage/contents/configuration/ConfigCategoryDelegate.qml
+++ b/desktoppackage/contents/configuration/ConfigCategoryDelegate.qml
@@ -128,14 +128,19 @@
             state: current && categoriesScroll.activeFocus ? QIconItem.SelectedState : QIconItem.DefaultState
         }
 
+        // FIXME: This label is center-aligned with a maximum width instead
+        // of the more conventional combination of "Layout.fillWidth: true"
+        // and "horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter" because that combination
+        // triggers https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-49646
+        // centering doesn't work when lineCount > 1 so we turn Text.AlignHCenter on
+
         QtControls.Label {
             id: nameLabel
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
-            Layout.leftMargin: units.smallSpacing
-            Layout.rightMargin: units.smallSpacing
+            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
+            Layout.maximumWidth: delegateContents.width - units.smallSpacing * 2
             text: model.name
             wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+            horizontalAlignment: lineCount > 1 ? Text.AlignHCenter : undefined
             color: current && categoriesScroll.activeFocus ? Kirigami.Theme.highlightedTextColor : Kirigami.Theme.textColor
             Behavior on color {
                 ColorAnimation {