diff --git a/modules/ve-cite/ve.ui.MWReferenceContextItem.css b/modules/ve-cite/ve.ui.MWReferenceContextItem.css
index 020e46d0c..8845acc26 100644
--- a/modules/ve-cite/ve.ui.MWReferenceContextItem.css
+++ b/modules/ve-cite/ve.ui.MWReferenceContextItem.css
@@ -10,3 +10,12 @@
 	font-style: italic;
 	line-height: 1.5;
 }
+
+.ve-ui-mwReferenceContextItem .ve-ui-previewElement {
+	/* Reference links can often be too long, so break them up */
+	/* stylelint-disable no-unsupported-browser-features */
+	word-break: break-word;
+	word-wrap: break-word;
+	overflow-wrap: break-word;
+	/* stylelint-enable no-unsupported-browser-features */
+}