diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
index 118eff7d3..057526ed4 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ set( libSources
 
     utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
     utils/querylabel.cpp
-    utils/elidedlabel.cpp
     utils/imagebutton.cpp
     utils/logger.cpp
     utils/proxystyle.cpp
@@ -185,6 +184,7 @@ set( libSources
     utils/shortenedlinkparser.cpp
     utils/stylehelper.cpp
 
+    widgets/elidedlabel.cpp
     widgets/newplaylistwidget.cpp
     widgets/searchwidget.cpp
     widgets/SeekSlider.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ set( libHeaders
     playlist/dynamic/database/DatabaseGenerator.h
 
     utils/querylabel.h
-    utils/elidedlabel.h
     utils/animatedcounterlabel.h
     utils/imagebutton.h
     utils/widgetdragfilter.h
@@ -384,6 +383,7 @@ set( libHeaders
     utils/shortenedlinkparser.h
     utils/stylehelper.h
 
+    widgets/elidedlabel.h
     widgets/newplaylistwidget.h
     widgets/searchwidget.h
     widgets/SeekSlider.h
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/CollapsibleControls.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/CollapsibleControls.cpp
index 17f63d244..fb464a43e 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/CollapsibleControls.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/CollapsibleControls.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "dynamic/GeneratorInterface.h"
 #include "dynamic/DynamicControl.h"
 #include "utils/tomahawkutils.h"
-#include "utils/elidedlabel.h"
+#include "widgets/elidedlabel.h"
 
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QStackedLayout>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/infobar/infobar.ui b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/infobar/infobar.ui
index 70fd1c7c5..7379ef909 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/infobar/infobar.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/infobar/infobar.ui
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
         <enum>QLayout::SetMaximumSize</enum>
        </property>
        <item>
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="longDescriptionLabel">
+        <widget class="ElidedLabel" name="longDescriptionLabel">
          <property name="sizePolicy">
           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
   <customwidget>
    <class>ElidedLabel</class>
    <extends>QLabel</extends>
-   <header>utils/elidedlabel.h</header>
+   <header>widgets/elidedlabel.h</header>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/elidedlabel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/elidedlabel.cpp
similarity index 78%
rename from src/libtomahawk/utils/elidedlabel.cpp
rename to src/libtomahawk/widgets/elidedlabel.cpp
index 66fe1f037..e829f06de 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/elidedlabel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/elidedlabel.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QFontMetrics>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QRect>
+#include <QTextLayout>
 
 #include "utils/logger.h"
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ ElidedLabel::ElidedLabel( QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags )
 ElidedLabel::ElidedLabel( const QString& text, QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags )
     : QFrame( parent, flags )
 {
-    init(text);
+    init( text );
 }
 
 
@@ -130,6 +131,8 @@ ElidedLabel::init( const QString& txt )
     m_align = Qt::AlignLeft;
     m_mode = Qt::ElideMiddle;
     m_margin = 0;
+    m_multiLine = false;
+
     setContentsMargins( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
 }
 
@@ -176,8 +179,35 @@ ElidedLabel::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
     QRect r = contentsRect();
     r.adjust( m_margin, m_margin, -m_margin, -m_margin );
 
-    const QString elidedText = fontMetrics().elidedText( m_text, m_mode, r.width() );
-    p.drawText( r, m_align, elidedText );
+    if ( m_multiLine )
+    {
+        QTextLayout textLayout( m_text );
+        textLayout.setFont( p.font() );
+        int widthUsed = 0;
+        int lineCount = 0;
+        int lineLimit = r.height() / fontMetrics().height();
+
+        textLayout.beginLayout();
+        while ( ++lineCount < lineLimit )
+        {
+            QTextLine line = textLayout.createLine();
+            if ( !line.isValid() )
+                break;
+
+            line.setLineWidth( r.width() );
+            widthUsed += line.naturalTextWidth();
+        }
+        textLayout.endLayout();
+        widthUsed += r.width();
+
+        const QString elidedText = fontMetrics().elidedText( m_text, Qt::ElideRight, widthUsed );
+        p.drawText( r, Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignTop | Qt::TextWordWrap, elidedText );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        const QString elidedText = fontMetrics().elidedText( m_text, m_mode, r.width() );
+        p.drawText( r, m_align, elidedText );
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/elidedlabel.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/elidedlabel.h
similarity index 96%
rename from src/libtomahawk/utils/elidedlabel.h
rename to src/libtomahawk/widgets/elidedlabel.h
index 00198d888..d825b503b 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/elidedlabel.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/elidedlabel.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
 
 public slots:
     void setText( const QString& text );
+    void setWordWrap( bool b ) { m_multiLine = b; }
 
 signals:
     void clicked();
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ private:
     Qt::Alignment m_align;
     Qt::TextElideMode m_mode;
     int m_margin;
+    bool m_multiLine;
 };
 
 #endif // ELIDEDLABEL_H