diff --git a/.changeset/five-hornets-tickle.md b/.changeset/five-hornets-tickle.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b32012dba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/five-hornets-tickle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'polaris.shopify.com': patch
+---
+
+Improve readability of markdown tables by wrapping on words
diff --git a/polaris.shopify.com/src/components/Longform/Longform.module.scss b/polaris.shopify.com/src/components/Longform/Longform.module.scss
index ff5660bbe19..b2a912c2614 100644
--- a/polaris.shopify.com/src/components/Longform/Longform.module.scss
+++ b/polaris.shopify.com/src/components/Longform/Longform.module.scss
@@ -212,8 +212,9 @@
   :global {
     .table-wrapper {
       overflow: auto;
-      max-width: calc(100vw - 1.25rem);
+      max-width: calc(100vw - 2.5rem);
       width: 100%;
+      overflow-wrap: normal;
     }
   }
 }