diff --git a/src/audiomixerboard.cpp b/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
index fb673fd0c4..7faff11014 100755
--- a/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
+++ b/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
@@ -634,6 +634,8 @@ void CChannelFader::SetChannelInfos ( const CChannelInfo& cChanInfo )
     // Label text --------------------------------------------------------------
 
     QString strModText = cChanInfo.strName;
+    QTextBoundaryFinder tbfName ( QTextBoundaryFinder::Grapheme, cChanInfo.strName );
+    int iBreakPos;
 
     // apply break position and font size depending on the selected design
     if ( eDesign == GD_SLIMFADER )
@@ -642,10 +644,7 @@ void CChannelFader::SetChannelInfos ( const CChannelInfo& cChanInfo )
         plblLabel->setStyleSheet ( "QLabel { color: black; }" );
 
         // break at every 4th character
-        for ( int iInsPos = 4; iInsPos <= strModText.size() - 1; iInsPos += 4 + 1 )
-        {
-            strModText.insert ( iInsPos, "\n" );
-        }
+        iBreakPos = 4;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -653,11 +652,18 @@ void CChannelFader::SetChannelInfos ( const CChannelInfo& cChanInfo )
         plblLabel->setStyleSheet ( "QLabel { color: black; font: bold; }" );
 
         // break text at predefined position
-        const int iBreakPos = MAX_LEN_FADER_TAG / 2;
-
-        if ( strModText.length() > iBreakPos )
-        {
-            strModText.insert ( iBreakPos, QString ( "\n" ) );
+        iBreakPos = MAX_LEN_FADER_TAG / 2;
+    }
+
+    int iInsPos = iBreakPos;
+    int iCount = 0;
+    int iLineNumber = 0;
+    while ( tbfName.toNextBoundary() != -1 ) {
+        ++iCount;
+        if ( iCount == iInsPos ) {
+            strModText.insert ( tbfName.position() + iLineNumber, QString ( "\n" ) );
+            iLineNumber ++;
+            iInsPos += iBreakPos;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/audiomixerboard.h b/src/audiomixerboard.h
index 3fd9168170..132e883942 100755
--- a/src/audiomixerboard.h
+++ b/src/audiomixerboard.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <QListWidget>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMutex>
+#include <QTextBoundaryFinder>
 #include "global.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "levelmeter.h"
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index c0fda1b486..ddec277a41 100755
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -795,6 +795,18 @@ void CMusProfDlg::showEvent ( QShowEvent* )
         static_cast<int> ( pClient->ChannelInfo.eSkillLevel ) ) );
 }
 
+static inline QString TruncateString ( QString str, int position )
+{
+    QTextBoundaryFinder tbfString ( QTextBoundaryFinder::Grapheme, str );
+
+    tbfString.setPosition ( position );
+    if ( !tbfString.isAtBoundary() ) {
+        tbfString.toPreviousBoundary();
+        position = tbfString.position();
+    }
+    return str.left ( position );
+}
+
 void CMusProfDlg::OnAliasTextChanged ( const QString& strNewName )
 {
     // check length
@@ -809,7 +821,7 @@ void CMusProfDlg::OnAliasTextChanged ( const QString& strNewName )
     else
     {
         // text is too long, update control with shortened text
-        pedtAlias->setText ( strNewName.left ( MAX_LEN_FADER_TAG ) );
+        pedtAlias->setText ( TruncateString ( strNewName, MAX_LEN_FADER_TAG ) );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 1570aa2cdf..4b73f5d4ba 100755
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 # include <QDateTime>
 # include <QDesktopServices>
 # include <QKeyEvent>
+# include <QTextBoundaryFinder>
 # include "ui_aboutdlgbase.h"
 #endif
 #include <QFile>