diff --git a/src/constants/src/default-settings.ts b/src/constants/src/default-settings.ts
index 70887c4bd9..f8c8184dcf 100644
--- a/src/constants/src/default-settings.ts
+++ b/src/constants/src/default-settings.ts
@@ -1127,6 +1127,11 @@ export const MAP_CONTROLS = keyMirror({
  */
 export const PROJECTED_PIXEL_SIZE_MULTIPLIER = 2 / 3;
 
+/**
+ * Maximum value for text outline width
+ */
+export const TEXT_OUTLINE_MULTIPLIER = 5;
+
 export const dataTestIds: Record<string, string> = {
   infoIcon: 'info-icon',
   warningIcon: 'warning-icon',
diff --git a/src/layers/src/base-layer.ts b/src/layers/src/base-layer.ts
index 02d82730eb..2541e98018 100644
--- a/src/layers/src/base-layer.ts
+++ b/src/layers/src/base-layer.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ import {
   UNKNOWN_COLOR_KEY,
   DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR,
   DEFAULT_LAYER_LABEL,
-  PROJECTED_PIXEL_SIZE_MULTIPLIER
+  PROJECTED_PIXEL_SIZE_MULTIPLIER,
+  TEXT_OUTLINE_MULTIPLIER
 } from '@kepler.gl/constants';
 
 import {
@@ -1370,7 +1371,7 @@ class Layer {
             getTextAnchor: textLabel[i].anchor,
             getAlignmentBaseline: textLabel[i].alignment,
             getColor: textLabel[i].color,
-            outlineWidth: textLabel[i].outlineWidth,
+            outlineWidth: textLabel[i].outlineWidth * TEXT_OUTLINE_MULTIPLIER,
             outlineColor: textLabel[i].outlineColor,
             background,
             getBackgroundColor: textLabel[i].backgroundColor,