diff --git a/.changeset/poor-dots-play.md b/.changeset/poor-dots-play.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4f43f5aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-dots-play.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/css": patch
+---
+
+Prevent `SegmentedControl-text` from wrapping
diff --git a/src/segmented-control/segmented-control.scss b/src/segmented-control/segmented-control.scss
index 811bf9ef24..e6f471479c 100644
--- a/src/segmented-control/segmented-control.scss
+++ b/src/segmented-control/segmented-control.scss
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 // Text -----------------------------------------
 
 .SegmentedControl-text {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+
   // renders a visibly hidden "copy" of the text in bold, reserving box space for when text becomes bold on selected
   &[data-content]::before {
     display: block;