diff --git a/install/data/defaults.json b/install/data/defaults.json
index 2d2ff5cbad..fd9895983a 100644
--- a/install/data/defaults.json
+++ b/install/data/defaults.json
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     "postsPerPage": 20,
     "userSearchResultsPerPage": 50,
     "maximumGroupNameLength": 255,
+    "maximumGroupTitleLength": 40,
     "preventTopicDeleteAfterReplies": 0,
     "feeds:disableSitemap": 0,
     "sitemapTopics": 500,
diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/group.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/group.json
index 8275cbd367..a28bd10c00 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/group.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/group.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	"private-groups.warning": "<strong>Beware!</strong> If this option is disabled and you have private groups, they automatically become public.",
 	"allow-multiple-badges-help": "This flag can be used to allow users to select multiple group badges, requires theme support.",
 	"max-name-length": "Maximum Group Name Length",
+	"max-title-length": "Maximum Group Title Length",
 	"cover-image": "Group Cover Image",
 	"default-cover": "Default Cover Images",
 	"default-cover-help": "Add comma-separated default cover images for groups that don't have an uploaded cover image"
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/groups.js b/src/controllers/admin/groups.js
index ab452c6eb3..3ae86ceb6c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/groups.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/groups.js
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ groupsController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 				group: result.group,
 				groupNames: result.groupNames,
 				allowPrivateGroups: meta.config.allowPrivateGroups,
+				maximumGroupNameLength: meta.config.maximumGroupNameLength,
+				maximumGroupTitleLength: meta.config.maximumGroupTitleLength,
 			});
 		},
 	], callback);
diff --git a/src/views/admin/manage/group.tpl b/src/views/admin/manage/group.tpl
index 51301f8e56..30c7220a58 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/manage/group.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/manage/group.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 			<div class="group-settings-form">
 				<fieldset>
 					<label for="change-group-name">[[admin/manage/groups:edit.name]]</label>
-					<input type="text" class="form-control" id="change-group-name" placeholder="Group Name" value="{group.displayName}" <!-- IF group.system -->readonly<!-- ENDIF group.system -->/><br />
+					<input type="text" class="form-control" id="change-group-name" placeholder="Group Name" value="{group.displayName}" maxlength="{maximumGroupNameLength}" <!-- IF group.system -->readonly<!-- ENDIF group.system -->/><br />
 				</fieldset>
 
 				<fieldset>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 				<fieldset>
 					<label for="change-group-user-title">[[admin/manage/groups:edit.user-title]]</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}" maxlength="40" /><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="{maximumGroupTitleLength}" /><br />
 				</fieldset>
 
 				<fieldset>
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/group.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/group.tpl
index d46b664116..5b7a104d2e 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/group.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/group.tpl
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 
 			<label>[[admin/settings/group:max-name-length]]</label>
 			<input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="255" data-field="maximumGroupNameLength" />
+
+			<label>[[admin/settings/group:max-title-length]]</label>
+			<input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="40" data-field="maximumGroupTitleLength" />
 		</form>
 	</div>
 </div>