diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc b/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc
index 850a5d285a..77c10ef677 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc
@@ -1038,3 +1038,32 @@ ARDOUR_UI_UTILS::track_number_to_string (
 	rv += Glib::Markup::escape_text(postfix);
 	return rv;
 }
+
+std::string
+ARDOUR_UI_UTILS::split_on_lines (std::string message, size_t n_characters_in_line)
+{
+    if (message.size()<n_characters_in_line)
+        return message;
+    
+    std::string splited_message = "";
+    
+    std::vector<std::string> words;
+    boost::split (words, message, boost::is_any_of(" "));
+    
+    size_t i = 0;
+    
+    while( i < words.size() ) {
+        
+        std::string new_line = words[i++];
+        
+        // Create next line
+        while ( (i < words.size()) && (new_line.size() + words[i].size() < n_characters_in_line) )
+            new_line += " " + words[i++];
+        
+        if ( splited_message.size() > 0 ) // not first line
+            splited_message += "\n";
+        splited_message += new_line;
+    }
+    
+    return splited_message;
+}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/utils.h b/gtk2_ardour/utils.h
index bafb855f8d..58951691ab 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/utils.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/utils.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ std::string rate_as_string (float r);
 ARDOUR::framecnt_t string_as_rate (const std::string& string_sr);
 
 std::string track_number_to_string (int64_t tracknumber, std::string sep = "", std::string postfix = "");
+std::string split_on_lines (std::string message, size_t n_characters_in_line);
 
 } // namespace
 #endif /* __ardour_gtk_utils_h__ */