diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/components/JBLabel.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/components/JBLabel.java
index 23e9eaf6f4f6..8015c4f07043 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/components/JBLabel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/components/JBLabel.java
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ public class JBLabel extends JLabel implements AnchorableComponent {
         checkMultiline();
         myEditorPane.setCaretPosition(0);
         UIUtil.putClientProperty(myEditorPane, UIUtil.NOT_IN_HIERARCHY_COMPONENTS, Collections.singleton(ellipsisLabel));
+        myEditorPane.setEditorKit(UIUtil.getHTMLEditorKit());
         updateStyle(myEditorPane);
         updateLayout();
       } else {