diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 9364124ff2..328eda21f2 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ SocketPosts.edit = function(socket, data, callback) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	} else if (!data.title || data.title.length < parseInt(meta.config.minimumTitleLength, 10)) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:title-too-short, ' + meta.config.minimumTitleLength + ']]'));
+	} else if (data.title.length > parseInt(meta.config.maximumTitleLength, 10)) {
+		return callback(new Error('[[error:title-too-long, ' + meta.config.maximumTitleLength + ']]'));
 	} else if (!data.content || data.content.length < parseInt(meta.config.minimumPostLength, 10)) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:content-too-short, ' + meta.config.minimumPostLength + ']]'));
 	}