diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5921290..b35646ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@netdata/charts",
-  "version": "6.10.5",
+  "version": "6.10.6",
   "description": "Netdata frontend SDK and chart utilities",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/es6/index.js",
diff --git a/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/label.js b/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/label.js
index 95b025cc..998fc67f 100644
--- a/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/label.js
+++ b/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/label.js
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ const GridRow = styled(Flex).attrs({
 
 const Label = ({ label, value }) => (
   <GridRow>
-    <TextMicro padding={[1, 0]}>{label}</TextMicro>
-    <TextSmall strong>{value?.join(", ") || "-"}</TextSmall>
+    <TextMicro padding={[1, 0]} wordBreak="break-word">
+      {label}
+    </TextMicro>
+    <TextSmall strong wordBreak="break-word">
+      {value?.join(", ") || "-"}
+    </TextSmall>
   </GridRow>
 )
 
diff --git a/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/label.test.js b/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/label.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45fbcaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/label.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import React from "react"
+import { screen } from "@testing-library/react"
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom"
+import { renderWithProviders } from "@jest/testUtilities"
+import Label from "./label"
+
+describe("groupBoxes popover Label", () => {
+  it("wraps long label keys and values instead of overflowing", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <Label label="wlsx_switch_license_serial_number" value={["ethernetCsmacd"]} />
+    )
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("wlsx_switch_license_serial_number")).toHaveStyle(
+      "word-break: break-word"
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByText("ethernetCsmacd")).toHaveStyle("word-break: break-word")
+  })
+
+  it("renders a dash for missing values", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<Label label="vendor" />)
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("-")).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/labels.js b/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/labels.js
index 0b8bbcbf..2a5bedf3 100644
--- a/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/labels.js
+++ b/src/components/groupBoxes/popover/labels.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Label from "./label"
 const Container = styled(Flex).attrs(props => ({
   round: true,
   border: { side: "all", color: "elementBackground" },
-  width: { min: "196px", max: props.maxWidth ? `${props.maxWidth}px` : "80vw" },
+  width: { min: "300px", max: props.maxWidth ? `${props.maxWidth}px` : "80vw" },
   background: "dropdown",
   column: true,
   padding: [4],
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const ColorBackground = styled(BaseColorBar).attrs({
 const Grid = styled.div`
   display: grid;
   width: 100%;
-  grid-template-columns: auto 2fr;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, max-content) minmax(0, 2fr);
   column-gap: 8px;
   align-items: center;
 `
diff --git a/src/perDimensionColors.stories.js b/src/perDimensionColors.stories.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bccd1a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/perDimensionColors.stories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import React, { useMemo, useState } from "react"
+import { Flex, Text, TextSmall, Button } from "@netdata/netdata-ui"
+import { Color } from "@/components/line/dimensions/color"
+import makeDefaultSDK from "./makeDefaultSDK"
+
+const baseDimensions = ["cpu", "memory", "disk", "network"]
+
+const lateCustomColors = {
+  load: "#FF0000",
+  iops: "#00AA00",
+  latency: "#0000FF",
+  errors: "#FF9900",
+  saturation: "#AA00AA",
+}
+
+const Swatch = ({ chart, id }) => (
+  <Flex gap={2} alignItems="center">
+    <Color bg={chart.selectDimensionColor(id)} width="16px" height="16px" />
+    <TextSmall>{id}</TextSmall>
+    <TextSmall color="textLite">{chart.selectDimensionColor(id)}</TextSmall>
+  </Flex>
+)
+
+export const LateArrivingCustomColors = ({ theme }) => {
+  const chart = useMemo(() => {
+    const sdk = makeDefaultSDK({ attributes: { theme } })
+    const instance = sdk.makeChart({ attributes: { id: "perDimensionColors", colors: {} } })
+    sdk.appendChild(instance)
+    baseDimensions.forEach(id => instance.selectDimensionColor(id))
+    return instance
+  }, [theme])
+
+  const [dimensions, setDimensions] = useState(baseDimensions)
+
+  const bringInCustomDimensions = () => {
+    chart.updateAttribute("colors", lateCustomColors)
+    setDimensions([...baseDimensions, ...Object.keys(lateCustomColors)])
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Flex column gap={4} padding={[4]} background="mainBackground">
+      <Text>
+        Base dimensions get auto-assigned palette colors. Click the button to bring in new
+        dimensions that each carry their own custom color, keyed by name.
+      </Text>
+      <Button label="Bring in custom-colored dimensions" onClick={bringInCustomDimensions} />
+      <Flex column gap={2}>
+        {dimensions.map(id => (
+          <Swatch key={id} chart={chart} id={id} />
+        ))}
+      </Flex>
+    </Flex>
+  )
+}
+
+export default {
+  title: "Per-dimension colors",
+  component: LateArrivingCustomColors,
+  args: {
+    theme: "default",
+  },
+  argTypes: {
+    theme: {
+      control: { type: "select" },
+      options: ["default", "dark"],
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/src/sdk/makeChart/makeDimensions.js b/src/sdk/makeChart/makeDimensions.js
index 98b3d0d4..3260f4e6 100644
--- a/src/sdk/makeChart/makeDimensions.js
+++ b/src/sdk/makeChart/makeDimensions.js
@@ -169,16 +169,17 @@ export default (chart, sdk) => {
 
   const getNextColor = () => {
     const colorsAttribute = chart.getAttribute("colors", [])
-    const index = colorCursor++ % (colorsAttribute.length + dimensionColors.length)
+    const positional = Array.isArray(colorsAttribute) ? colorsAttribute : []
+    const index = colorCursor++ % (positional.length + dimensionColors.length)
 
     const nextColor =
-      index < colorsAttribute.length
-        ? typeof colorsAttribute[index] === "number"
-          ? dimensionColors[colorsAttribute[index]]
-          : !colorsAttribute[index]
+      index < positional.length
+        ? typeof positional[index] === "number"
+          ? dimensionColors[positional[index]]
+          : !positional[index]
             ? dimensionColors[colorCursor % dimensionColors.length]
-            : colorsAttribute[index]
-        : dimensionColors[index - colorsAttribute.length]
+            : positional[index]
+        : dimensionColors[index - positional.length]
 
     return nextColor
   }
@@ -249,15 +250,23 @@ export default (chart, sdk) => {
     const sparkline = chart.isSparkline()
     if (sparkline && Array.isArray(colorsAttr)) return colorsAttr[0]
 
+    const keyedColors = colorsAttr && !Array.isArray(colorsAttr) ? colorsAttr : null
+
     const isSelected = id === "selected"
     id = !id || isSelected ? chart.getAttribute("selectedDimensions")[0] || id : id
 
     if (!isNaN(partIndex)) id = id.split(",")?.[partIndex] || id
 
-    const color =
-      isSelected && colorsAttr?.length
-        ? colorsAttr[0]
-        : sdk.getRoot().getNextColor(getNextColor, key, id)
+    let color
+    if (keyedColors && id in keyedColors) {
+      const value = keyedColors[id]
+      color = typeof value === "number" ? dimensionColors[value] : value
+    } else {
+      color =
+        isSelected && Array.isArray(colorsAttr) && colorsAttr.length
+          ? colorsAttr[0]
+          : sdk.getRoot().getNextColor(getNextColor, key, id)
+    }
 
     const index = chart.getThemeIndex()
     return typeof color === "string" ? color : color[index]
@@ -532,7 +541,7 @@ export default (chart, sdk) => {
     let dimensionIds = chart.getAttribute("dimensionIds")
     if (!dimensionIds.length) return
 
-    const keys = chart.isSparkline() ? sparklineDimensions : dimensionIds
+    const keys = chart.isSparkline() ? sparklineDimensions : [...dimensionIds].sort()
 
     keys.forEach(id => chart.selectDimensionColor(id))
   }
diff --git a/src/sdk/makeChart/perDimensionColors.test.js b/src/sdk/makeChart/perDimensionColors.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40f16b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sdk/makeChart/perDimensionColors.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { makeTestChart } from "@jest/testUtilities"
+
+describe("per-dimension custom colors", () => {
+  it("array form: a late-arriving dimension cannot receive a named custom color", () => {
+    const { chart } = makeTestChart({ attributes: { colors: [] } })
+
+    const initial = ["a", "b", "c", "d"].map(id => chart.selectDimensionColor(id))
+
+    chart.updateAttribute("colors", ["#FF0000"])
+
+    expect(chart.selectDimensionColor("e")).not.toBe("#FF0000")
+    expect(chart.selectDimensionColor("a")).toBe(initial[0])
+  })
+
+  it("object form: late-arriving named dimensions receive their custom colors", () => {
+    const { chart } = makeTestChart({ attributes: { colors: {} } })
+
+    ;["a", "b", "c", "d"].forEach(id => chart.selectDimensionColor(id))
+
+    chart.updateAttribute("colors", {
+      e: "#FF0000",
+      f: "#00FF00",
+      g: "#0000FF",
+      h: "#FFFF00",
+      i: "#FF00FF",
+    })
+
+    expect(chart.selectDimensionColor("e")).toBe("#FF0000")
+    expect(chart.selectDimensionColor("f")).toBe("#00FF00")
+    expect(chart.selectDimensionColor("g")).toBe("#0000FF")
+    expect(chart.selectDimensionColor("h")).toBe("#FFFF00")
+    expect(chart.selectDimensionColor("i")).toBe("#FF00FF")
+  })
+
+  it("object form with numeric palette index resolves to a palette color", () => {
+    const { chart } = makeTestChart({ attributes: { colors: { cpu: 2 } } })
+
+    const color = chart.selectDimensionColor("cpu")
+
+    expect(typeof color).toBe("string")
+    expect(color).not.toBe("")
+  })
+
+  it("auto colors do not depend on arrival order", () => {
+    const a1 = makeTestChart({ attributes: { colors: [] } }).chart
+    const a2 = makeTestChart({ attributes: { colors: [] } }).chart
+
+    a1.setAttribute("dimensionIds", ["b", "a"])
+    a2.setAttribute("dimensionIds", ["a", "b"])
+    a1.updateColors()
+    a2.updateColors()
+
+    expect(a1.selectDimensionColor("a")).toBe(a2.selectDimensionColor("a"))
+    expect(a1.selectDimensionColor("b")).toBe(a2.selectDimensionColor("b"))
+  })
+})