diff --git a/templates/chat.tpl b/templates/chat.tpl
index 07b697a..37c7943 100644
--- a/templates/chat.tpl
+++ b/templates/chat.tpl
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 						<button id="chat-message-send-btn" class="btn btn-primary" href="#" type="button" <!-- IF !canReply -->disabled<!-- ENDIF !canReply -->>[[modules:chat.send]]</button>
 					</span>
 				</div>
+				<span component="chat/message/length">0</span>/<span>{maximumChatMessageLength}</span>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
diff --git a/templates/chats.tpl b/templates/chats.tpl
index f0e0af2..d45cb7e 100644
--- a/templates/chats.tpl
+++ b/templates/chats.tpl
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 					<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" data-action="send" <!-- IF !canReply -->disabled<!-- ENDIF !canReply -->>[[modules:chat.send]]</button>
 				</span>
 			</div>
+			<span component="chat/message/length">0</span>/<span>{maximumChatMessageLength}</span>
 		</div>
 		<!-- ELSE -->
 		<div class="alert alert-info">