diff --git a/config/env/torrents.js b/config/env/torrents.js
index ef1863a6..aaad9510 100644
--- a/config/env/torrents.js
+++ b/config/env/torrents.js
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ module.exports = {
      *        @expires:    banned expires time setting, in this time, user cannot connect chat server
      */
     chat: {
+      messageMaxLength: 1000,
       ban: {
         expires: 60 * 60 * 1000 * 1
       }
diff --git a/modules/chat/client/controllers/chat.client.controller.js b/modules/chat/client/controllers/chat.client.controller.js
index 6c453e6c..edcf83c1 100644
--- a/modules/chat/client/controllers/chat.client.controller.js
+++ b/modules/chat/client/controllers/chat.client.controller.js
@@ -128,12 +128,36 @@
       }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * selectRange
+     * @param start
+     * @param end
+     * @returns {*}
+     */
+    $.fn.selectRange = function (start, end) {
+      if (!end) end = start;
+      return this.each(function () {
+        if (this.setSelectionRange) {
+          this.focus();
+          this.setSelectionRange(start, end);
+        } else if (this.createTextRange) {
+          var range = this.createTextRange();
+          range.collapse(true);
+          range.moveEnd('character', end);
+          range.moveStart('character', start);
+          range.select();
+        }
+      });
+    };
     /**
      * $watch 'vm.messages'
      * when changed, scroll to bottom
      */
-    $scope.$watch('vm.messages.length', function (newValue, oldValue) {
-      //mtDebug.info('vm.messages changed');
+    $scope.$watch('vm.messageText', function (newValue, oldValue) {
+      if (newValue.length > vm.chatConfig.messageMaxLength) {
+        vm.messageText = newValue.substr(0, vm.chatConfig.messageMaxLength);
+        $('#messageText').focus().val(vm.messageText).selectRange(vm.cursorPosition + 1);
+      }
     });
     $scope.$watch('vm.fontStyleBold', function (newValue, oldValue) {
       if (newValue) {
@@ -231,6 +255,8 @@
             evt.preventDefault();
           }
         }
+      } else {
+        vm.cursorPosition = evt.currentTarget.selectionStart;
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/modules/chat/client/less/chat.less b/modules/chat/client/less/chat.less
index 38e9b362..75b4a4e0 100644
--- a/modules/chat/client/less/chat.less
+++ b/modules/chat/client/less/chat.less
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         }
     }
     .chat-body {
-        height: ~"calc(100% - 160px)";
+        height: ~"calc(100% - 180px)";
         padding: 10px 10px;
         overflow-y: auto;
         word-break: break-all;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         }
     }
     .chat-footer {
-        height: 120px;
+        height: 140px;
         border-top: solid 1px lighten(@gray-light, 40%);
         background-color: lighten(@gray-light, 43%);
         .footer-function {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
             textarea {
                 resize: none;
                 width: ~"calc(100% + 2px)";
-                height: 80px;
+                height: 100px;
                 margin-left: -1px;
                 border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
             }