diff --git a/scss/utilities/_text.scss b/scss/utilities/_text.scss
index 7b137211f9..589e5687a8 100644
--- a/scss/utilities/_text.scss
+++ b/scss/utilities/_text.scss
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@
 
 .text-decoration-none { text-decoration: none !important; }
 
-.text-break { word-break: break-word !important; }
+.text-break {
+  word-break: break-word !important; // IE & < Edge 18
+  overflow-wrap: break-word !important;
+}
 
 // Reset
 
diff --git a/site/docs/4.2/utilities/text.md b/site/docs/4.2/utilities/text.md
index 04f564c335..d25564a186 100644
--- a/site/docs/4.2/utilities/text.md
+++ b/site/docs/4.2/utilities/text.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ For longer content, you can add a `.text-truncate` class to truncate the text wi
 
 ## Word break
 
-Prevent long strings of text from breaking your components' layout by using `.text-break` to set `word-break: break-word`.
+Prevent long strings of text from breaking your components' layout by using `.text-break` to set `overflow-wrap: break-word` (and `word-break: break-word` for IE & Edge compatibility).
 
 {% capture example %}
 <p class="text-break">mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm</p>