diff --git a/app/views/messages/_form.html.erb b/app/views/messages/_form.html.erb
index 0856da976..4eab5658c 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/_form.html.erb
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
   <!--[form:message]-->
   <% unless replying %>
       <p><label for="message_subject"><%= l(:field_subject) %><span class="required"> *&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></label><br/>
-        <%= f.text_field :subject, :size => 60, :style => "width: 99%;", :id => "message_subject" %><!--by young-->
+        <%= f.text_field :subject, :size => 60, :style => "width: 99%;", :id => "message_subject", :maxlength => 254 %><!--by young-->
       </p>
   <% else %>
       <p><label for="message_subject"><%= l(:field_subject) %><span class="required"> *&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></label><br/>
-        <%= f.text_field :subject, :size => 60, :style => "width: 99%;", :id => "message_subject", :readonly => true %>
+        <%= f.text_field :subject, :size => 60, :style => "width: 99%;", :id => "message_subject", :readonly => true     %>
       </p>
   <% end %>
   <p>