diff --git a/maxlength.module b/maxlength.module
index 9d4438f..ce9217b 100644
--- a/maxlength.module
+++ b/maxlength.module
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ function maxlength_form_field_ui_field_edit_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $fo
       '#description' => t('Limit the maximum length of the field in characters using the "<strong>Maximum length</strong>" value set in the <strong>field settings</strong> using Javascript.'),
       '#default_value' => isset($form['#instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js']) ? $form['#instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js'] : NULL,
     );
+    $form['instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_override'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => 'Maxlength to override',
+      '#description' => t('The maximum length of the field in characters.'),
+      '#default_value' => isset($form['#instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_override']) ? $form['#instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_override'] : NULL,
+      '#element_validate' => array('maxlength_node_maxlength_override_validate'),
+    );
   }
 
   $form['instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js_label'] = array(
@@ -124,6 +131,13 @@ function _maxlength_children(&$element, $ms_elements) {
     // Check if the field settings for maxlength_js are set and add the maxlength and the label text.
     if (isset($element[$child]['#field_name']) && isset($ms_elements[$element[$child]['#field_name']])) {
       $element[$child]['#maxlength'] = isset($element[$child]['#maxlength']) ? $element[$child]['#maxlength'] : $ms_elements[$element[$child]['#field_name']]['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js'];
+
+      if(isset($ms_elements[$element[$child]['#field_name']]['widget']['settings']['maxlength_override'])){
+        $overridelength = $ms_elements[$element[$child]['#field_name']]['widget']['settings']['maxlength_override'];
+	if(intval($overridelength) > 0 && $ms_elements[$element[$child]['#field_name']]['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js']){
+	  $element[$child]['#maxlength'] = $overridelength;
+	}
+      }
       $element[$child]['#maxlength_js'] = TRUE;
 
       $maxlength_js_label = !empty($ms_elements[$element[$child]['#field_name']]['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js_label']) ?
@@ -234,4 +248,17 @@ function maxlength_node_title_validate($element, &$form_state, $form) {
    if (!empty($element['#value']) && is_numeric($element['#value']) && $element['#value'] > 255) {
      form_error($element, t('Note titles can be maximum 255 characters long.'));
    }   
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the title field of the node is not set to more then 255 chars, because Drupal Core cannot handle this
+ */
+function maxlength_node_maxlength_override_validate($element, &$form_state, $form) {
+   if (!empty($element['#value']) && !is_numeric($element['#value'])) {
+     form_error($element, t('This field needs to be numeric'));
+   }
+   if (!empty($element['#value']) && is_numeric($element['#value']) && $element['#value'] > intval($form_state['values']['field']['settings']['max_length'])) {
+     form_error($element, t('Maxlength to override can not be larger than the setting of field maximum length.'));
+   }
+}
+