diff --git a/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/GhostedText.module.scss b/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/GhostedText.module.scss
index 905f61c91..8868aa68d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/GhostedText.module.scss
+++ b/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/GhostedText.module.scss
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@
   padding-top: 0.25em;
   width: 100%;
 }
+
+.multiline {
+  white-space: break-spaces;
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/GhostedText.tsx b/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/GhostedText.tsx
index 56f3bcf35..ba9a852f8 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/GhostedText.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/GhostedText.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 
 import style from './GhostedText.module.scss';
 
-export default function GhostedText({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
-  return <div className={style.ghostedText}>{children}</div>;
+interface GhostedTextProps {
+  multiline?: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function GhostedText({ children, multiline }: PropsWithChildren<GhostedTextProps>) {
+  return <div className={`${style.ghostedText} ${multiline ? style.multiline : ''}`}>{children}</div>;
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx b/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx
index c63114a29..1125c81bf 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function MakeMultiLineField({ row, column, table }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, u
 
   const canWrite = column.columnDef.meta?.canWrite;
   if (!canWrite) {
-    return <GhostedText>{initialValue}</GhostedText>;
+    return <GhostedText multiline>{initialValue}</GhostedText>;
   }
 
   return <MultiLineCell initialValue={initialValue as string} handleUpdate={update} />;