diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index fd2299f37d..2374c8d687 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ impl Editor {
         let font_size = style.font_size.to_pixels(window.rem_size());
         let editor = cx.entity().downgrade();
         let fold_placeholder = FoldPlaceholder {
-            constrain_width: true,
+            constrain_width: false,
             render: Arc::new(move |fold_id, fold_range, cx| {
                 let editor = editor.clone();
                 div()