diff --git a/example_post_text.conf b/example_post_text.conf
index 23d3648..21ef9a4 100644
--- a/example_post_text.conf
+++ b/example_post_text.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
-    threads_per_page => 5,
-    remarks_per_page => 5,
+    threads_per_page =>     5,
+    remarks_per_page =>     5,
+    body_max_length  => 8_000,
     secrets          => ['t0p_s3cr3t'],
     development      => {
         pg_string =>
diff --git a/lib/PostText/Controller/Remark.pm b/lib/PostText/Controller/Remark.pm
index f433daf..4b7f8c2 100644
--- a/lib/PostText/Controller/Remark.pm
+++ b/lib/PostText/Controller/Remark.pm
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@ sub by_id($self) {
 }
 
 sub create($self) {
-    my $thread_id = $self->param('thread_id');
-    my $remark_id = $self->param('remark_id');
+    my $thread_id  = $self->param('thread_id');
+    my $remark_id  = $self->param('remark_id');
+    my $body_limit = $self->config->{'body_max_length'} || 4_000;
     my ($v, $draft);
 
     $v = $self->validation if $self->req->method eq 'POST';
 
     if ($v && $v->has_data) {
-        $v->required('author' )->size(1,   63);
-        $v->required('body'   )->size(2, 4000);
+        $v->required('author' )->size(1,          63);
+        $v->required('body'   )->size(2, $body_limit);
         $v->optional('bump'   );
         $v->optional('preview');
 
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ sub create($self) {
     $self->stash(
         thread      => $thread,
         last_remark => $last_remark,
-        draft       => $draft
+        draft       => $draft,
+        body_limit  => $body_limit
         );
 
     $self->stash(status => 404, error => 'Thread not found 🤷')
diff --git a/lib/PostText/Controller/Thread.pm b/lib/PostText/Controller/Thread.pm
index 34f7e38..c910d95 100644
--- a/lib/PostText/Controller/Thread.pm
+++ b/lib/PostText/Controller/Thread.pm
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ use Date::Format;
 use XML::RSS;
 
 sub create($self) {
+    my $body_limit = $self->config->{'body_max_length'} || 4_000;
     my ($v, $draft);
 
     $v = $self->validation if $self->req->method eq 'POST';
 
     if ($v && $v->has_data) {
-        $v->required('author' )->size(1,   63);
-        $v->required('title'  )->size(1,  127);
-        $v->required('body'   )->size(2, 4000);
+        $v->required('author' )->size(1,          63);
+        $v->required('title'  )->size(1,         127);
+        $v->required('body'   )->size(2, $body_limit);
         $v->optional('preview');
 
         if ($v->has_error) {
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ sub create($self) {
         }
     }
 
-    $self->stash(draft => $draft);
+    $self->stash(
+        draft      => $draft,
+        body_limit => $body_limit
+        );
 
     return $self->render;
 }
diff --git a/templates/remark/create.html.ep b/templates/remark/create.html.ep
index 3a8edbe..55afb58 100644
--- a/templates/remark/create.html.ep
+++ b/templates/remark/create.html.ep
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <%= label_for body => 'Text' %>
     <%= text_area body => (
         id        => 'body',
-        maxlength => 4000,
+        maxlength => $body_limit,
         minlength => 2,
         required  => undef,
         rows      => 6,
diff --git a/templates/thread/create.html.ep b/templates/thread/create.html.ep
index 734d194..11a19d7 100644
--- a/templates/thread/create.html.ep
+++ b/templates/thread/create.html.ep
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <%= label_for body => 'Text' %>
     <%= text_area body => (
         id        => 'body',
-        maxlength => 4000,
+        maxlength => $body_limit,
         minlength => 2,
         required  => undef,
         rows      => 6