diff --git a/src/eventthread.cpp b/src/eventthread.cpp
index 295c60ce..bf1fbdf2 100644
--- a/src/eventthread.cpp
+++ b/src/eventthread.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include "al-util.h"
 #include "debugwriter.h"
+#include "util/string-util.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -483,13 +484,18 @@ void EventThread::process(RGSSThreadData &rtData)
                         break;
                         
                     case REQUEST_MESSAGEBOX :
+					{
+						std::string message;
+						// Try to format the message with additional newlines
+						copyWithNewlines((const char*) event.user.data1,
+							message, 70);
                         SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(event.user.code,
                                                  rtData.config.windowTitle.c_str(),
-                                                 (const char*) event.user.data1, win);
+                                                 message.c_str(), win);
                         free(event.user.data1);
                         msgBoxDone.set();
                         break;
-                        
+					}
                     case REQUEST_SETCURSORVISIBLE :
                         showCursor = event.user.code;
                         updateCursorState(cursorInWindow, gameScreen);
diff --git a/src/util/string-util.h b/src/util/string-util.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f383b398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/string-util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef STRING_UTIL_H
+#define STRING_UTIL_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+// Copies the given text with additional newlines every X characters.
+// Saves the output into the given std::string object.
+// Newlines are only inserted on spaces (' ') or tabs ('\t').
+void
+copyWithNewlines(const char *input, std::string &output, const unsigned limit)
+{
+	unsigned noNewlineCount = 0;
+	
+	while (*input != '\0')
+	{
+		if ((*input == ' ' || *input == '\t') && noNewlineCount >= limit)
+		{
+			output += '\n';
+			noNewlineCount = 0;
+		}
+		else 
+		{
+			output += *input;
+			
+			if (*input == '\n')
+				noNewlineCount = 0;
+			else
+				noNewlineCount++;
+		}
+
+		input++;
+	}
+}
+
+void
+copyWithNewlines(const std::string& input, std::string& output, const unsigned limit)
+{
+	copyWithNewlines(input.c_str(), output, limit);
+}
+
+#endif // STRING_UTIL_H