diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
index ad28c206732..595a2d7c25d 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
@@ -1227,6 +1227,7 @@ exports.Orderline = Backbone.Model.extend({
             price:              this.get_unit_display_price(),
             discount:           this.get_discount(),
             product_name:       this.get_product().display_name,
+            product_name_wrapped: this.generate_wrapped_product_name(),
             price_display :     this.get_display_price(),
             price_with_tax :    this.get_price_with_tax(),
             price_without_tax:  this.get_price_without_tax(),
@@ -1235,6 +1236,36 @@ exports.Orderline = Backbone.Model.extend({
             product_description_sale: this.get_product().description_sale,
         };
     },
+    generate_wrapped_product_name: function() {
+        var MAX_LENGTH = 24; // 40 * line ratio of .6
+        var wrapped = [];
+        var name = this.get_product().display_name;
+        var current_line = "";
+
+        while (name.length > 0) {
+            var space_index = name.indexOf(" ");
+
+            if (space_index === -1) {
+                space_index = name.length;
+            }
+
+            if (current_line.length + space_index > MAX_LENGTH) {
+                if (current_line.length) {
+                    wrapped.push(current_line);
+                }
+                current_line = "";
+            }
+
+            current_line += name.slice(0, space_index + 1);
+            name = name.slice(space_index + 1);
+        }
+
+        if (current_line.length) {
+            wrapped.push(current_line);
+        }
+
+        return wrapped;
+    },
     // changes the base price of the product for this orderline
     set_unit_price: function(price){
         this.order.assert_editable();
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml
index 4e8743f4e7e..c93eee36eda 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml
@@ -663,6 +663,14 @@
         </div>
     </t>
 
+    <t t-name="XmlReceiptWrappedProductNameLines">
+        <t t-foreach="line.product_name_wrapped.slice(1)" t-as="wrapped_line">
+            <line>
+                <left><t t-esc="wrapped_line"/></left>
+            </line>
+        </t>
+    </t>
+
     <t t-name="XmlReceipt">
         <receipt align='center' width='40' value-thousands-separator='' >
             <t t-if='receipt.company.logo'>
@@ -714,12 +722,14 @@
                     <t t-set='simple' t-value='line.discount === 0 and line.unit_name === "Unit(s)" and line.quantity === 1' />
                     <t t-if='simple'>
                         <line>
-                            <left><t t-esc='line.product_name' /></left>
+                            <left><t t-esc='line.product_name_wrapped[0]' /></left>
                             <right><value><t t-esc='line.price_display' /></value></right>
                         </line>
+                        <t t-call="XmlReceiptWrappedProductNameLines"/>
                     </t>
                     <t t-if='!simple'>
-                        <line><left><t t-esc='line.product_name' /></left></line>
+                        <line><left><t t-esc='line.product_name_wrapped[0]' /></left></line>
+                        <t t-call="XmlReceiptWrappedProductNameLines"/>
                         <t t-if='line.discount !== 0'>
                             <line indent='1'><left>Discount: <t t-esc='line.discount' />%</left></line>
                         </t>