diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/code/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/code/style.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3961cfbe8e7d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/code/style.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Provide a minimum of overflow handling.
+.wp-block-code code {
+	white-space: pre-wrap;
+	overflow-wrap: break-word;
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
index f4cfe22788b872..899f51a4b688a4 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 @import "./buttons/style.scss";
 @import "./calendar/style.scss";
 @import "./categories/style.scss";
+@import "./code/style.scss";
 @import "./columns/style.scss";
 @import "./cover/style.scss";
 @import "./embed/style.scss";