diff --git a/includes/constants.php b/includes/constants.php
index bb5d646..605fa56 100644
--- a/includes/constants.php
+++ b/includes/constants.php
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
     'HEIGHT'    => 300
 ]);
 
+define('DESCRIPTION_MAX_LENGTH', 200);
+
 define('HTTP_STATUS', [
     'OK'                => 200,
     'CREATED'           => 201,
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index ca9b08b..1c1b388 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class="modal fade"
                 <form>
                     <div class="form-group">
                         <label for="serverDescription" class="col-form-label"> Description </label>
-                        <textarea class="form-control" id="serverDescription"></textarea>
+                        <textarea class="form-control" id="serverDescription" maxlength="200"></textarea>
                         <div class="invalid-feedback">
                             Please provide a valid description.
                         </div>
diff --git a/services/serverListManager.php b/services/serverListManager.php
index 2f59707..f229e59 100644
--- a/services/serverListManager.php
+++ b/services/serverListManager.php
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@
                         );
                     }
 
+                    if (strlen($validData['description']) > DESCRIPTION_MAX_LENGTH) {
+                        $validData['description'] = substr($validData['description'], 0, DESCRIPTION_MAX_LENGTH);
+
+                        $result['notice'] = 'The description provided was too long, truncated to ' . DESCRIPTION_MAX_LENGTH . ' characters.';
+                    }
+
                     $statement->bindValue('description' , $validData['description']);
                     $statement->bindValue('hostname'    , $validData['hostname']);
                     $statement->bindValue('ip'          , $validData['ipAddress']);