diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/message_content.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/message_content.dart
index f600477af7..dcf549b1af 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/message_content.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/message_content.dart
@@ -940,7 +940,9 @@ class _MentionPill extends StatelessWidget {
               offset: const Offset(0, -Grid.quarter),
               child: Text('@', style: style),
             ),
-          Text(label, style: style, semanticsLabel: semanticsLabel),
+          Flexible(
+            child: Text(label, style: style, semanticsLabel: semanticsLabel),
+          ),
         ],
       ),
     );
diff --git a/mobile/test/features/channels/message_content_exact_mentions_test.dart b/mobile/test/features/channels/message_content_exact_mentions_test.dart
index 5b11c502c6..078ff104bb 100644
--- a/mobile/test/features/channels/message_content_exact_mentions_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/features/channels/message_content_exact_mentions_test.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:buzz/features/channels/message_content.dart';
 import '../../helpers/widget_helpers.dart';
@@ -20,6 +21,27 @@ void main() {
     expect(tester.takeException(), isNull);
   });
 
+  testWidgets('qualified chips wrap in narrow layouts at large text sizes', (
+    tester,
+  ) async {
+    tester.view.physicalSize = const Size(320, 640);
+    tester.view.devicePixelRatio = 1;
+    addTearDown(tester.view.reset);
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      WidgetHelpers.testable(
+        child: MediaQuery(
+          data: const MediaQueryData(textScaler: TextScaler.linear(2)),
+          child: MessageContent(
+            content: '@Scout (${'b' * 64})',
+            mentionNames: {'b' * 64: 'Scout'},
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(tester.takeException(), isNull);
+  });
+
   testWidgets('namesake chips resolve exact tagged keys, not tag order', (
     tester,
   ) async {