diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/_table_cell.scss b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/_table_cell.scss
index e87c3e62ae1f..71f2066279cd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/_table_cell.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/_table_cell.scss
@@ -95,3 +95,7 @@
     font-size: inherit !important;
   }
 }
+
+.osdDocTableCell__dataField {
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/table_cell.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/table_cell.tsx
index faebb3f78fd2..cfa5d1c5241b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/table_cell.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/table_cell.tsx
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ const TableCellUI = ({
 }: TableCellProps) => {
   const content = (
     <>
-      {/* eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger */}
-      <span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: sanitizedCellValue }} />
+      <span
+        className="osdDocTableCell__dataField"
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger
+        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: sanitizedCellValue }}
+      />
       <span className="osdDocTableCell__filter">
         <EuiToolTip
           content={i18n.translate('discover.filterForValue', {