To reproduce: private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { this.productsTableAdapter.Fill(this.nwindDataSet.Products); this.radGridView1.BestFitColumns(BestFitColumnMode.AllCells); } private void radGridView1_ViewCellFormatting(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.CellFormattingEventArgs e) { if (e.CellElement is GridGroupContentCellElement) { e.CellElement.TextWrap = true; } else { e.CellElement.ResetValue(LightVisualElement.TextWrapProperty, ValueResetFlags.Local); } } Workaround: set the AutoSizeColumnsMode property to GridViewAutoSizeColumnsMode.Fill and use the ViewCellFormatting event to wrap the text: private void radGridView1_ViewCellFormatting(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.CellFormattingEventArgs e) { if (e.CellElement is GridGroupContentCellElement) { e.CellElement.TextWrap = true; } else { e.CellElement.ResetValue(LightVisualElement.TextWrapProperty, ValueResetFlags.Local); } }