diff --git a/src/lib/tools/globalfunctions.cpp b/src/lib/tools/globalfunctions.cpp
index 62063cbb4..d1f66fd01 100644
--- a/src/lib/tools/globalfunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tools/globalfunctions.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,34 @@ QString qz_filterCharsFromFilename(const QString &name)
     return value;
 }
 
+QString qz_alignTextToWidth(const QString &string, const QString &text, const QFontMetrics &metrics, int width)
+{
+    int pos = 0;
+    QString returnString;
+
+    while (pos <= string.size()) {
+        QString part = string.mid(pos);
+        QString elidedLine = metrics.elidedText(part, Qt::ElideRight, width);
+
+        if (elidedLine.isEmpty()) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (elidedLine.size() != part.size()) {
+            elidedLine = elidedLine.mid(0, elidedLine.size() - 3);
+        }
+
+        if (!returnString.isEmpty()) {
+            returnString += text;
+        }
+
+        returnString += elidedLine;
+        pos += elidedLine.size();
+    }
+
+    return returnString;
+}
+
 QString qz_buildSystem()
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
diff --git a/src/lib/tools/globalfunctions.h b/src/lib/tools/globalfunctions.h
index 2154b8e41..9ee17528f 100644
--- a/src/lib/tools/globalfunctions.h
+++ b/src/lib/tools/globalfunctions.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qz_namespace.h"
 
+class QFontMetrics;
 class QPixmap;
 class QWidget;
 class QUrl;
@@ -41,9 +42,10 @@ QString QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT qz_urlEncodeQueryString(const QUrl &url);
 
 QString QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT qz_ensureUniqueFilename(const QString &name);
 QString QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT qz_getFileNameFromUrl(const QUrl &url);
-
 QString QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT qz_filterCharsFromFilename(const QString &name);
 
+QString QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT qz_alignTextToWidth(const QString &string, const QString &text, const QFontMetrics &metrics, int width);
+
 QString QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT qz_buildSystem();
 
 #endif // GLOBALFUNCTIONS_H
diff --git a/src/lib/webview/webpage.cpp b/src/lib/webview/webpage.cpp
index 5f860a471..d9513afa9 100644
--- a/src/lib/webview/webpage.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webview/webpage.cpp
@@ -297,10 +297,13 @@ void WebPage::handleUnknownProtocol(const QUrl &url)
         return;
     }
 
+    CheckBoxDialog dialog(QDialogButtonBox::Yes | QDialogButtonBox::No, view());
+
+    const QString &wrappedUrl = qz_alignTextToWidth(url.toString(), "<br/>", dialog.fontMetrics(), 450);
     const QString &text = tr("QupZilla cannot handle <b>%1:</b> links. The requested link "
                              "is <ul><li>%2</li></ul>Do you want QupZilla to try "
-                             "open this link in system application?").arg(protocol, url.toString());
-    CheckBoxDialog dialog(QDialogButtonBox::Yes | QDialogButtonBox::No, view());
+                             "open this link in system application?").arg(protocol, wrappedUrl);
+
     dialog.setText(text);
     dialog.setCheckBoxText(tr("Remember my choice for this protocol"));
     dialog.setWindowTitle(tr("External Protocol Request"));