diff --git a/docs/upgrades/rfe-9128.sql b/docs/upgrades/rfe-9128.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b554f347c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/upgrades/rfe-9128.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alter table Thingy_fields change subtext subtext text, change pretext pretext text;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index 76e9a2c16..db7832320 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -702,12 +702,14 @@ sub getEditFieldForm {
         -value=>$field->{pretext},
         -label=>$i18n->get('pretext label'),
         -hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('pretext description'),
+        -maxlength=>'1024',
         );
     $f->text(
         -name=>"subtext",
         -value=>$field->{subtext},
         -label=>$i18n->get('subtext label'),
         -hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('subtext description'),
+        -maxlength=>'1024',
         );
     $f->selectBox(
         -name=>"status",