diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/control.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/control.cpp
index 57067c24631..8e8a30234a3 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/control.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/control.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,35 @@ void tcontrol::NEW_layout_init(const bool full_initialization)
 	}
 }
 
+void tcontrol::NEW_request_reduce_width(const unsigned maximum_width)
+{
+	// Inherited.
+	twidget::NEW_request_reduce_width(maximum_width);
+
+	assert(config_);
+
+	if(!label_.empty() && can_wrap()) {
+
+		tpoint size = get_best_text_size(
+				tpoint(0,0),
+				tpoint(maximum_width - config_->text_extra_width, 0));
+
+		size.x += config_->text_extra_width;
+		size.y += config_->text_extra_height;
+
+		set_layout_size(size);
+
+		DBG_GUI_L << "tcontrol(" + get_control_type() + ") " + __func__ + ":"
+				<< " maximum_width " << maximum_width
+				<< " result " << size
+				<< ".\n";
+
+	} else {
+		DBG_GUI_L << "tcontrol(" + get_control_type() + ") " + __func__ + ":"
+				<< " failed; either no label or wrapping not allowed.\n";
+	}
+}
+
 void tcontrol::layout_wrap(const unsigned maximum_width)
 {
 	// Inherited.
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/control.hpp b/src/gui/widgets/control.hpp
index f0d78dd0a67..e794a839983 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/control.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/control.hpp
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ public:
 	void layout_init2(const bool full_initialization);
 	void NEW_layout_init(const bool full_initialization);
 
+	/** Inherited from twidget. */
+	void NEW_request_reduce_width(const unsigned maximum_width);
+
 	/** Inherited from twidget. */
 	void layout_wrap(const unsigned maximum_width);