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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99163b6f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/some-oranges-relate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@openproject/primer-view-components': patch
+---
+
+Limit the max width of description texts in Primer::Beta::Blankslate
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diff --git a/app/components/primer/beta/blankslate.pcss b/app/components/primer/beta/blankslate.pcss
index 801ea2f705..f548feb701 100644
--- a/app/components/primer/beta/blankslate.pcss
+++ b/app/components/primer/beta/blankslate.pcss
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   & p {
     font-size: var(--text-body-size-large);
     color: var(--fgColor-muted);
+    max-width: 56rem;
+    margin: auto;
   }
 
   /* stylelint-disable-next-line selector-max-type */