diff --git a/app/views/projects/_home_panel.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_home_panel.html.haml
index 9f5241344a7..824fe3c791d 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_home_panel.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_home_panel.html.haml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
   .home-panel-home-desc.mt-1
     - if @project.description.present?
-      .home-panel-description
+      .home-panel-description.text-break
         .home-panel-description-markdown.read-more-container
           = markdown_field(@project, :description)
         %button.btn.btn-blank.btn-link.js-read-more-trigger.d-lg-none{ type: "button" }
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/62134-fix-non-wraping-project-description.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/62134-fix-non-wraping-project-description.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c734c526fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/62134-fix-non-wraping-project-description.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Correctly word-wrapping project descriptions with very long words
+merge_request: 28695
+author: Erik van der Gaag
+type: fixed