diff --git a/frontend/amundsen_application/static/js/components/Table/styles.scss b/frontend/amundsen_application/static/js/components/Table/styles.scss
index b4d02d0e81..b8d459f723 100644
--- a/frontend/amundsen_application/static/js/components/Table/styles.scss
+++ b/frontend/amundsen_application/static/js/components/Table/styles.scss
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ $row-bottom-border-color: $gray10;
     padding-left: $spacer-1;
   }
 
+  .markdown-wrapper { // column description text wrapping
+    white-space: break-spaces;
+  }
+
   &.is-right-aligned {
     text-align: right;
     padding-right: $spacer-1;