To reproduce: GridViewCheckBoxColumn chkCol = new GridViewCheckBoxColumn(); chkCol.HeaderText = "I have wrap text set yet I cannot see full column header text."; chkCol.Width = 90; chkCol.WrapText = true; chkCol.EnableHeaderCheckBox = true; chkCol.EditMode = EditMode.OnValueChange; radGridView1.Columns.Add(chkCol); Workaround: private void RadGridView1_ViewCellFormatting(object sender, CellFormattingEventArgs e) { var cell = e.CellElement as GridCheckBoxHeaderCellElement; if (cell != null) { cell.CheckBox.TextWrap = true; } }