diff --git a/src/views/admin/manage/group.tpl b/src/views/admin/manage/group.tpl
index 414f51133e..f579065df5 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/manage/group.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/manage/group.tpl
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 
 				<fieldset>
 					<label for="change-group-desc">Description</label>
-					<input type="text" class="form-control" id="change-group-desc" placeholder="A short description about your group" value="{group.description}" /><br />
+					<input type="text" class="form-control" id="change-group-desc" placeholder="A short description about your group" value="{group.description}" maxlength="255" /><br />
 				</fieldset>
 
 				<fieldset>
 					<label for="change-group-user-title">Title of Members</label>
-					<input type="text" class="form-control" id="change-group-user-title" placeholder="The title of users if they are a member of this group" value="{group.userTitle}"/><br />
+					<input type="text" class="form-control" id="change-group-user-title" placeholder="The title of users if they are a member of this group" value="{group.userTitle}" maxlength="40" /><br />
 				</fieldset>
 
 				<fieldset>