diff --git a/web/src/people.ts b/web/src/people.ts
index cb30fb1c5c..04eb46ac93 100644
--- a/web/src/people.ts
+++ b/web/src/people.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ export let INACCESSIBLE_USER_NAME: string;
 export let WELCOME_BOT: User;
 export let EMAIL_GATEWAY_BOT: User;
 
+export const MAX_USER_NAME_LENGTH = 100;
+
 // We have an init() function so that our automated tests
 // can easily clear data.
 export function init(): void {
diff --git a/web/src/settings.ts b/web/src/settings.ts
index c779ac5a8a..54be0e8e4e 100644
--- a/web/src/settings.ts
+++ b/web/src/settings.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export function build_page(): void {
             information_density.get_string_display_value_for_line_height(
                 user_settings.web_line_height_percent,
             ),
+        max_user_name_length: people.MAX_USER_NAME_LENGTH,
     });
 
     $(".settings-box").html(rendered_settings_tab);
diff --git a/web/templates/settings/profile_settings.hbs b/web/templates/settings/profile_settings.hbs
index 5df9145529..9ac8bf1c3e 100644
--- a/web/templates/settings/profile_settings.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/settings/profile_settings.hbs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
                             <div class="alert-notification full-name-status"></div>
                             <div class="settings-profile-user-field-hint">{{t "How your account is displayed in Zulip." }}</div>
                             <div id="full_name_input_container" {{#unless user_can_change_name}}class="disabled_setting_tooltip"{{/unless}}>
-                                <input id="full_name" name="full_name" class="settings_text_input" type="text" value="{{ current_user.full_name }}" {{#unless user_can_change_name}}disabled="disabled"{{/unless}} maxlength="60" />
+                                <input id="full_name" name="full_name" class="settings_text_input" type="text" value="{{ current_user.full_name }}" {{#unless user_can_change_name}}disabled="disabled"{{/unless}} maxlength="{{max_user_name_length}}" />
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>