diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
index f9ba3b648..5217a9925 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
         ];        
 
         $rules = [
-            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'name' => 'required|string|max' . config('pixelfed.max_name_length'),
             'username' => $usernameRules,
             'email' => 'required|string|email|max:255|unique:users',
             'password' => 'required|string|min:6|confirmed',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
index ab8f35ce9..14eced67c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
     public function homeUpdate(Request $request)
     {
       $this->validate($request, [
-        'name'  => 'required|string|max:30',
-        'bio'   => 'nullable|string|max:125',
+        'name'  => 'required|string|max:' . config('pixelfed.max_name_length'),
+        'bio'   => 'nullable|string|max:' . config('pixelfed.max_bio_length')
         'website' => 'nullable|url',
         'email' => 'nullable|email'
       ]);
diff --git a/config/pixelfed.php b/config/pixelfed.php
index b33c6c885..b675f4080 100644
--- a/config/pixelfed.php
+++ b/config/pixelfed.php
@@ -108,6 +108,26 @@ return [
     */
     'max_caption_length' => env('MAX_CAPTION_LENGTH', 500),
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Bio length limit
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Change the bio length limit for user profiles.
+    |
+    */
+    'max_bio_length' => env('MAX_BIO_LENGTH', 125),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | User name length limit
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Change the length limit for user names.
+    |
+    */
+    'max_name_length' => env('MAX_NAME_LENGTH', 30),
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Album size limit
@@ -138,4 +158,4 @@ return [
     */
     'image_quality'  => (int) env('IMAGE_QUALITY', 80),
     
-];
\ No newline at end of file
+];
diff --git a/resources/views/settings/home.blade.php b/resources/views/settings/home.blade.php
index 4c43b306d..18f78e3f1 100644
--- a/resources/views/settings/home.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/settings/home.blade.php
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
       <label for="bio" class="col-sm-3 col-form-label font-weight-bold text-right">Bio</label>
       <div class="col-sm-9">
         <textarea class="form-control" id="bio" name="bio" placeholder="Add a bio here" rows="2">{{Auth::user()->profile->bio}}</textarea>
+        <small class="form-text text-muted">
+          Max length: {{config('pixelfed.max_bio_length')}} characters.
+        </small>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="pt-5">
@@ -134,4 +137,4 @@
     });
   });
 </script>
-@endpush
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+@endpush