diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index a033fc3bfb..9fb37cc0fe 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -180,9 +180,17 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				timeout: 2000
 			});
 			return;
+		} else if (!content || content.length <= 9) {
+			socket.emit('event:alert', {
+				type: 'error',
+				timeout: 5000,
+				title: 'Content too short',
+				message: "Please enter a longer post.",
+				alert_id: 'post_error'
+			});
+			return;
 		}
 
-
 		user.getUserField(uid, 'lastposttime', function(lastposttime) {
 
 			if(Date.now() - lastposttime < config.post_delay) {