diff --git a/indra/newview/llsidepaneliteminfo.cpp b/indra/newview/llsidepaneliteminfo.cpp
index 2402827ca0..ccc57c63ab 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llsidepaneliteminfo.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llsidepaneliteminfo.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "lllineeditor.h"
 #include "llradiogroup.h"
 #include "llslurl.h"
+#include "lltexteditor.h"
 #include "llviewercontrol.h"
 #include "llviewerinventory.h"
 #include "llviewerobjectlist.h"
@@ -158,7 +159,6 @@ BOOL LLSidepanelItemInfo::postBuild()
     
 	getChild<LLLineEditor>("LabelItemName")->setPrevalidate(&LLTextValidate::validateASCIIPrintableNoPipe);
 	getChild<LLUICtrl>("LabelItemName")->setCommitCallback(boost::bind(&LLSidepanelItemInfo::onCommitName,this));
-	getChild<LLLineEditor>("LabelItemDesc")->setPrevalidate(&LLTextValidate::validateASCIIPrintableNoPipe);
 	getChild<LLUICtrl>("LabelItemDesc")->setCommitCallback(boost::bind(&LLSidepanelItemInfo:: onCommitDescription, this));
 	// acquired date
 	// owner permissions
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ void LLSidepanelItemInfo::onCommitDescription()
 	LLViewerInventoryItem* item = findItem();
 	if(!item) return;
 
-	LLLineEditor* labelItemDesc = getChild<LLLineEditor>("LabelItemDesc");
+    LLTextEditor* labelItemDesc = getChild<LLTextEditor>("LabelItemDesc");
 	if(!labelItemDesc)
 	{
 		return;
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/sidepanel_item_info.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/sidepanel_item_info.xml
index 7fb9fb828d..8b0f8f7550 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/sidepanel_item_info.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/sidepanel_item_info.xml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ TestString PleaseIgnore
       name="layout_item_description"
       layout="topleft"
       follows="all"
-      height="61">
+      height="84">
       <text
         type="string"
         length="1"
@@ -196,19 +196,23 @@ TestString PleaseIgnore
         width="78">
         Description:
       </text>
-      <line_editor
+      <text_editor
+        text_type="ascii_printable_no_pipe"
+        commit_on_focus_lost="true"
         border_style="line"
         border_thickness="1"
-        follows="left|top|right"
+        word_wrap="true"
+        use_ellipses="false"
+        follows="all"
         layout="topleft"
         left="5"
         top_pad="5"
         right="-5"
-        height="23"
-        max_length_bytes="127"
+        height="46"
+        max_length="127"
         name="LabelItemDesc"
         tool_tip="When people have &apos;Hover Tips on All Objects&apos; selected in the viewer's settings, they'll see the object description pop-up for any object under their mouse pointer. The prim description is limited to 127 bytes any string longer then that will be truncated." />
-        
+
         <text
           type="string"
           length="1"