diff --git a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Message/MessageSystem/MessageSystem.styles.scss b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Message/MessageSystem/MessageSystem.styles.scss
index c378e717b8..b23e1f3094 100644
--- a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Message/MessageSystem/MessageSystem.styles.scss
+++ b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Message/MessageSystem/MessageSystem.styles.scss
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ $message-system-background-color-selected: functions.theme(
     @include typography.use-with-truncated-text();
     margin-inline: lengths.margin(2);
 
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+
     color: colors.font(annotation);
   }
 
@@ -63,6 +65,6 @@ $message-system-background-color-selected: functions.theme(
   &__block {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
-    align-items: center;
+    align-items: flex-start;
   }
 }