To reproduce: Add a RadListVIew to a Form with the following properties: this.ListView.ItemSize = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 25); this.ListView.FullRowSelect = false; this.ListView.AllowArbitraryItemHeight = true; this.ListView.ShowCheckBoxes = true; this.ListView.ViewType = Telerik.WinControls.UI.ListViewType.IconsView; Add the following items as follows: string[] counters = new string[]{ "ATMEL BIRCH [XFC]Read IOs/Sec - Avg", "ATMEL ELM [XFC]Read IOs/Sec - Avg", "ATMEL OAK [XFC]Read IOs/Sec - Avg", "ATMEL POPLAR [XFC]Read IOs/Sec - Avg", "ATMEL WALNUT [XFC]Read IOs/Sec - Avg" }; When you start the application you will notice that some items are wrapped and some have their text cut off. Workaround: Subscribe to the VisualItemFormatting event and set FitToSizeMode to FitToParentPadding and Padding to 5: void CounterList_VisualItemFormatting(object sender, ListViewVisualItemEventArgs e) { e.VisualItem.Padding = new Padding(5); e.VisualItem.FitToSizeMode = Telerik.WinControls.RadFitToSizeMode.FitToParentPadding; }