diff --git a/ui/component/channelEdit/view.jsx b/ui/component/channelEdit/view.jsx
index 312aa8a64..1311a1a3a 100644
--- a/ui/component/channelEdit/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/channelEdit/view.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import SelectAsset from 'component/selectAsset';
import * as PAGES from 'constants/pages';
import { MINIMUM_PUBLISH_BID } from 'constants/claim';
import TagsSearch from 'component/tagsSearch';
+import { FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION } from 'constants/form-field';
type Props = {
claim: ChannelClaim,
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ function ChannelForm(props: Props) {
value={params.description}
disabled={false}
onChange={text => setParams({ ...params, description: text })}
+ textAreaMaxLength={FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION}
/>