diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Style/SymfonyStyle.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Style/SymfonyStyle.php
index 21fc3b92cf..03550836cf 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Style/SymfonyStyle.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Style/SymfonyStyle.php
@@ -67,23 +67,36 @@ class SymfonyStyle extends OutputStyle
     {
         $this->autoPrependBlock();
         $messages = is_array($messages) ? array_values($messages) : array($messages);
+        $indentLength = 0;
         $lines = array();
 
-        // add type
         if (null !== $type) {
-            $messages[0] = sprintf('[%s] %s', $type, $messages[0]);
+            $typePrefix = sprintf('[%s] ', $type);
+            $indentLength = strlen($typePrefix);
+            $lineIndentation = str_repeat(' ', $indentLength);
         }
 
         // wrap and add newlines for each element
         foreach ($messages as $key => $message) {
             $message = OutputFormatter::escape($message);
-            $lines = array_merge($lines, explode(PHP_EOL, wordwrap($message, $this->lineLength - Helper::strlen($prefix), PHP_EOL, true)));
+            $lines = array_merge($lines, explode(PHP_EOL, wordwrap($message, $this->lineLength - Helper::strlen($prefix) - $indentLength, PHP_EOL, true)));
+
+            // prefix each line with a number of spaces equivalent to the type length
+            if (null !== $type) {
+                foreach ($lines as &$line) {
+                    $line = $lineIndentation === substr($line, 0, $indentLength) ? $line : $lineIndentation.$line;
+                }
+            }
 
             if (count($messages) > 1 && $key < count($messages) - 1) {
                 $lines[] = '';
             }
         }
 
+        if (null !== $type) {
+            $lines[0] = substr_replace($lines[0], $typePrefix, 0, $indentLength);
+        }
+
         if ($padding && $this->isDecorated()) {
             array_unshift($lines, '');
             $lines[] = '';
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/command/command_10.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/command/command_10.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4120df9cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/command/command_10.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Tests\Style\SymfonyStyleWithForcedLineLength;
+
+//Ensure that all lines are aligned to the begin of the first line in a very long line block
+return function (InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
+    $output = new SymfonyStyleWithForcedLineLength($input, $output);
+    $output->block(
+        'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum',
+        'CUSTOM',
+        'fg=white;bg=green',
+        'X ',
+        true
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/command/command_9.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/command/command_9.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f0a4e69d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/command/command_9.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Tests\Style\SymfonyStyleWithForcedLineLength;
+
+//Ensure that all lines are aligned to the begin of the first line in a multi-line block
+return function (InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
+    $output = new SymfonyStyleWithForcedLineLength($input, $output);
+    $output->block(['Custom block', 'Second custom block line'], 'CUSTOM', 'fg=white;bg=green', 'X ', true);
+};
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/output/output_10.txt b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/output/output_10.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..385c6a283c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/output/output_10.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+X [CUSTOM] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et      
+X          dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
+X          commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat    
+X          nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit    
+X          anim id est laborum                                                                                          
+
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/output/output_9.txt b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/output/output_9.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..069c0d5119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Style/SymfonyStyle/output/output_9.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+X [CUSTOM] Custom block                                                                                                 
+X                                                                                                                       
+X          Second custom block line                                                                                     
+
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Style/SymfonyStyleTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Style/SymfonyStyleTest.php
index 6bf64129f4..889a9c82f2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Style/SymfonyStyleTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Style/SymfonyStyleTest.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class SymfonyStyleTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testLongWordsBlockWrapping()
     {
-        $word = 'Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon';
+        $word = 'Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygovgollhjvhvljfezefeqifzeiqgiqzhrsdgihqzridghqridghqirshdghdghieridgheirhsdgehrsdvhqrsidhqshdgihrsidvqhneriqsdvjzergetsrfhgrstsfhsetsfhesrhdgtesfhbzrtfbrztvetbsdfbrsdfbrn';
         $wordLength = strlen($word);
         $maxLineLength = SymfonyStyle::MAX_LINE_LENGTH - 3;