diff --git a/plugins/views_plugin_style_rss.inc b/plugins/views_plugin_style_rss.inc
index 020cc28..63bf562 100644
--- a/plugins/views_plugin_style_rss.inc
+++ b/plugins/views_plugin_style_rss.inc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class views_plugin_style_rss extends views_plugin_style {
       '#title' => t('RSS description'),
       '#default_value' => $this->options['description'],
       '#description' => t('This will appear in the RSS feed itself.'),
+      '#maxlength' => 1024,
     );
   }