diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 50961dab20..8c72403a01 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### New features
 - Thumbnails can be disabled ([#897](https://github.com/SSilence/selfoss/pull/897))
 - Reddit spout replaced fragile imgur heuristics with previews provided by the JSON API ([#1033](https://github.com/SSilence/selfoss/pull/1033))
+- Long articles will no longer be arranged into columns, allowing for smoother reading experience ([#1081](https://github.com/SSilence/selfoss/pull/1081))
 
 ### Bug fixes
 - Reddit spout allows wider range of URLs, including absolute URLs and searches ([#1033](https://github.com/SSilence/selfoss/pull/1033))
diff --git a/public/css/style.css b/public/css/style.css
index 30669d0323..4267a6604e 100644
--- a/public/css/style.css
+++ b/public/css/style.css
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ body * {
             -webkit-column-count: 1;
             column-count: 1;
             max-width: 750px;
+            margin: auto;
         }
 
         .entry-content pre, .entry-content table {
diff --git a/public/js/selfoss-events-entries.js b/public/js/selfoss-events-entries.js
index e1ecac46dd..b0193fd6c2 100644
--- a/public/js/selfoss-events-entries.js
+++ b/public/js/selfoss-events-entries.js
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ selfoss.events.entries = function() {
                 if ($('#config').data('scroll_to_article_header') == '1') {
                     parent.get(0).scrollIntoView();
                 }
+
+                // turn of column view if entry is too long
+                if (entryContent.height() > $(window).height()) {
+                    entryContent.addClass('entry-content-nocolumns');
+                }
             }
 
             // load images not on mobile devices