diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 425e476d8..f11b13098 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
             <div id="chattext" class="authorColors"></div>
             <div id="chatinputbox">
                 <form>
-                    <input id="chatinput" type="text" maxlength="140">
+                    <input id="chatinput" type="text" maxlength="999">
                 </form>
             </div>
         </div>