diff --git a/app/views/aspects/_new_aspect.haml b/app/views/aspects/_new_aspect.haml
index c5d4a5537..2fb7a18f9 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/_new_aspect.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/_new_aspect.haml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     = aspect.error_messages
     %p
       = aspect.label :name , t('.name')
-      = aspect.text_field :name
+      = aspect.text_field :name, :maxlength => 20
     = aspect.submit t('.create'), :class => 'button'