diff --git a/app/views/layouts/base_users.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/base_users.html.erb
index 213c9ed07..3f603368a 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/base_users.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/base_users.html.erb
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
                                                               <%= f.text_area 'user_introduction', :rows => 3,
                                                                     :cols => 65,
                                                                     :placeholder => "#{l(:label_my_brief_introduction)}",
+                                                                    :maxlength => 200,
                                                                     :style => "resize: none;",
                                                                     :class => 'noline'%>
                                                             </td>