diff --git a/assets/_common/styles/custom-styles.scss b/assets/_common/styles/custom-styles.scss
index ba8efbe5..894ad370 100644
--- a/assets/_common/styles/custom-styles.scss
+++ b/assets/_common/styles/custom-styles.scss
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
     word-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
+  h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
+      // prevent orphans and use balance if pretty is not available
+      text-wrap: balance;
+      text-wrap: pretty;
+  }
+
   h2 {
     margin-top: units(5);
     &.page-title {