diff --git a/src/Dialogs/TouchTextEntry.cpp b/src/Dialogs/TouchTextEntry.cpp
index 3e855ff6fed..0468b4a1909 100644
--- a/src/Dialogs/TouchTextEntry.cpp
+++ b/src/Dialogs/TouchTextEntry.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static KeyboardWidget *kb = NULL;
 
 static AllowedCharacters AllowedCharactersCallback;
 
-static constexpr size_t MAX_TEXTENTRY = 40;
+static constexpr size_t MAX_TEXTENTRY = 256;
 static unsigned int cursor = 0;
 static size_t max_width;
 static TCHAR edittext[MAX_TEXTENTRY];
diff --git a/src/Form/DataField/String.hpp b/src/Form/DataField/String.hpp
index d2ed3f5be37..49c6da7c78f 100644
--- a/src/Form/DataField/String.hpp
+++ b/src/Form/DataField/String.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "Base.hpp"
 #include "util/StaticString.hxx"
 
-static constexpr unsigned EDITSTRINGSIZE = 32;
+static constexpr unsigned EDITSTRINGSIZE = 256;
 
 class DataFieldString: public DataField
 {