diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/xml/util/XmlStringUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/xml/util/XmlStringUtil.java
index f96fa4278a0d..e23ec07ef1ab 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/xml/util/XmlStringUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/xml/util/XmlStringUtil.java
@@ -119,6 +119,22 @@ public class XmlStringUtil {
     return HTML_START + result + HTML_END;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param lines Text to be used for example in multi-line labels
+   * @return HTML where specified lines separated by <br> and each line wrapped in <nobr> to prevent breaking text inside
+   */
+  @NotNull
+  public static String wrapInHtmlLines(@NotNull CharSequence...lines) {
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(HTML_START);
+    for (int i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+      CharSequence sequence = lines[i];
+      if (i >0) sb.append("<br>");
+      sb.append("<nobr>").append(sequence).append("</nobr>");
+    }
+    return sb.append(HTML_END).toString();
+  }
+
   public static boolean isWrappedInHtml(@NotNull String tooltip) {
     return StringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase(tooltip, HTML_START) &&
            StringUtil.endsWithIgnoreCase(tooltip, HTML_END);
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/reset/GitNewResetDialog.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/reset/GitNewResetDialog.java
index d9d41cfd56ee..d6c4126a4fa0 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/reset/GitNewResetDialog.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/reset/GitNewResetDialog.java
@@ -75,16 +75,17 @@ public class GitNewResetDialog extends DialogWrapper {
     String description = prepareDescription(myProject, myCommits);
     panel.add(new JBLabel(XmlStringUtil.wrapInHtml(description)), gb.nextLine().next().coverLine());
 
-    String explanation = "<nobr>This will reset the current branch head to the selected commit,</nobr><br/>" +
-                         "<nobr>and update the working tree and the index according to the selected mode:</nobr>";
-    panel.add(new JBLabel(XmlStringUtil.wrapInHtml(explanation), UIUtil.ComponentStyle.SMALL), gb.nextLine().next().coverLine());
+    panel.add(new JBLabel(XmlStringUtil.wrapInHtmlLines(
+      "This will reset the current branch head to the selected commit,",
+      "and update the working tree and the index according to the selected mode:"
+      ), UIUtil.ComponentStyle.SMALL), gb.nextLine().next().coverLine());
 
     for (GitResetMode mode : GitResetMode.values()) {
       JBRadioButton button = new JBRadioButton(mode.getName());
       button.setMnemonic(mode.getName().charAt(0));
       myButtonGroup.add(button);
       panel.add(button, gb.nextLine().next());
-      panel.add(new JBLabel(XmlStringUtil.wrapInHtml(mode.getDescription()), UIUtil.ComponentStyle.SMALL), gb.next());
+      panel.add(new JBLabel(XmlStringUtil.wrapInHtmlLines(mode.getDescription()), UIUtil.ComponentStyle.SMALL), gb.next());
     }
 
     myEnumModel = RadioButtonEnumModel.bindEnum(GitResetMode.class, myButtonGroup);
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/reset/GitResetMode.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/reset/GitResetMode.java
index 41252b1906b3..81606481bcdb 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/reset/GitResetMode.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/reset/GitResetMode.java
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 public enum GitResetMode {
 
-  SOFT("Soft", "--soft", "<nobr>Files won't change, differences will be staged for commit.</nobr>"),
-  MIXED("Mixed", "--mixed", "<nobr>Files won't change, differences won't be staged.</nobr>"),
-  HARD("Hard", "--hard", "<nobr>Files will be reverted to the state of the selected commit.</nobr><br/>" +
-                         "<nobr>Warning: any local changes will be lost.</nobr>"),
-  KEEP("Keep", "--keep", "<nobr>Files will be reverted to the state of the selected commit,</nobr><br/>" +
-                         "<nobr>but local changes will be kept intact.</nobr>");
+  SOFT("Soft", "--soft", "Files won't change, differences will be staged for commit."),
+  MIXED("Mixed", "--mixed", "Files won't change, differences won't be staged."),
+  HARD("Hard", "--hard", "Files will be reverted to the state of the selected commit.",
+                         "Warning: any local changes will be lost."),
+  KEEP("Keep", "--keep", "Files will be reverted to the state of the selected commit,",
+                         "but local changes will be kept intact.");
 
   @NotNull private final String myName;
   @NotNull private final String myArgument;
-  @NotNull private final String myDescription;
+  @NotNull private final String[] myDescription;
 
-  GitResetMode(@NotNull String name, @NotNull String argument, @NotNull String description) {
+  GitResetMode(@NotNull String name, @NotNull String argument, @NotNull String... description) {
     myName = name;
     myArgument = argument;
     myDescription = description;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public enum GitResetMode {
   }
 
   @NotNull
-  public String getDescription() {
+  public String[] getDescription() {
     return myDescription;
   }