diff --git a/src/alsa-scarlett-gui.css b/src/alsa-scarlett-gui.css
index c868534..3253885 100644
--- a/src/alsa-scarlett-gui.css
+++ b/src/alsa-scarlett-gui.css
@@ -215,6 +215,16 @@ button.sw-hw:checked {
   border-color: #303030;
 }
 
+/* Textview used for long descriptions in the startup window */
+textview {
+  color: #ffffff;
+  background: none;
+}
+
+textview > text {
+  background: none;
+}
+
 /* Bigger buttons in the startup window */
 .window-startup button {
   padding: 5px;
diff --git a/src/window-startup.c b/src/window-startup.c
index fbcce90..4bc6572 100644
--- a/src/window-startup.c
+++ b/src/window-startup.c
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@ static GtkWidget *small_label(char *text) {
 }
 
 static GtkWidget *big_label(char *text) {
-  GtkWidget *w = gtk_label_new(text);
+  GtkWidget *view = gtk_text_view_new ();
+  GtkTextBuffer *buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view));
 
-  gtk_widget_set_halign(w, GTK_ALIGN_START);
+  gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view), GTK_WRAP_WORD);
+  gtk_widget_set_size_request (view, 600, -1);
+  gtk_widget_set_sensitive (view, FALSE);
 
-  gtk_label_set_wrap(GTK_LABEL(w), true);
-  gtk_label_set_max_width_chars(GTK_LABEL(w), 60);
+  gtk_text_buffer_set_text (buffer, text, -1);
 
-  return w;
+  return view;
 }
 
 static void add_sep(GtkWidget *grid, int *grid_y) {