diff --git a/changelog.d/cjk.fix b/changelog.d/cjk.fix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..861c6cb91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/cjk.fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix pinned indicator looking wrong on CJK locales
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.scss b/src/components/status/status.scss
index 1214d8b12..1b0e3cf3e 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.scss
+++ b/src/components/status/status.scss
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
     display: flex;
     flex-shrink: 0;
     align-self: baseline;
+    word-break: keep-all;
 
     .button-unstyled {
       padding: 0.2em;