diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_nearby_chat_bar.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_nearby_chat_bar.xml
index 184ea54fcb38924d9bc3edc20c6d1c48b9edd97a..5dbd8bfe6a5b43cd1bf9c2644f3ae0b4dbf0debb 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_nearby_chat_bar.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_nearby_chat_bar.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
      layout="topleft"
      left_delta="3"
      left="0"
-     max_length="512"
+     max_length="1024"
      name="chat_box"
      text_pad_left="5"
      text_pad_right="25"