diff --git a/redmine/app/models/news.rb b/redmine/app/models/news.rb
index faafa7eef..5cf62273d 100644
--- a/redmine/app/models/news.rb
+++ b/redmine/app/models/news.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class News < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   validates_presence_of :title, :description
   
+  validates_length_of :description, :maximum => 65536
   # returns last created news
   def self.latest
     find(:all, :limit => 5, :include => [ :author, :project ], :order => "news.created_on DESC")