diff --git a/src/governance-validators.cpp b/src/governance-validators.cpp
index c8c6a3c651ccc..51090f5a27922 100644
--- a/src/governance-validators.cpp
+++ b/src/governance-validators.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ bool CProposalValidator::ValidateName()
         return false;
     }
 
+    if(strName.size() > 40) {
+        strErrorMessages += "name exceeds 40 characters;";
+        return false;
+    }
+
     std::string strNameStripped = StripWhitespace(strName);
 
     if(strNameStripped.empty()) {