diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Drivers/RoutePartDriver.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Drivers/RoutePartDriver.cs
index cb72a284c..d3b6b8b8c 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Drivers/RoutePartDriver.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Drivers/RoutePartDriver.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ using Orchard.Core.Routable.Services;
 using Orchard.Core.Routable.ViewModels;
 using Orchard.Localization;
 using Orchard.Services;
-using Orchard.UI.Notify;
 
 namespace Orchard.Core.Routable.Drivers {
     public class RoutePartDriver : ContentPartDriver<RoutePart> {
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Routable.Drivers {
                 if ( slug.StartsWith(".") || slug.EndsWith(".") )
                     updater.AddModelError("Routable.Slug", T("The \".\" can't be used around routes."));
                 else
-                    updater.AddModelError("Routable.Slug", T("Please do not use any of the following characters in your slugs: \":\", \"?\", \"#\", \"[\", \"]\", \"@\", \"!\", \"$\", \"&\", \"'\", \"(\", \")\", \"*\", \"+\", \",\", \";\", \"=\". No spaces are allowed (please use dashes or underscores instead)."));
+                    updater.AddModelError("Routable.Slug", T("Please do not use any of the following characters in your slugs: \":\", \"?\", \"#\", \"[\", \"]\", \"@\", \"!\", \"$\", \"&\", \"'\", \"(\", \")\", \"*\", \"+\", \",\", \";\", \"=\", \", \"<\", \">\". No spaces are allowed (please use dashes or underscores instead)."));
             }
 
             if (part.ContentItem.Id != 0 && model.PromoteToHomePage && _routableHomePageProvider != null)
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Migrations.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Migrations.cs
index 4105ca610..22e6f5c2d 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Migrations.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Migrations.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Routable {
                 table => table
                     .ContentPartVersionRecord()
                     .Column<string>("Title", column => column.WithLength(1024))
-                    .Column<string>("Slug")
+                    .Column<string>("Slug", column => column.WithLength(1024))
                     .Column<string>("Path", column => column.WithLength(2048))
                 );
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Models/RoutePart.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Models/RoutePart.cs
index 8896ff02b..284b0ed97 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Models/RoutePart.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Models/RoutePart.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Orchard.ContentManagement.Aspects;
 
 namespace Orchard.Core.Routable.Models {
     public class RoutePart : ContentPart<RoutePartRecord>, IRoutableAspect {
+
         public string Title {
             get { return Record.Title; }
             set { Record.Title = value; }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Models/RoutePartRecord.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Models/RoutePartRecord.cs
index b4680d63a..1097d8885 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Models/RoutePartRecord.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Models/RoutePartRecord.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Routable.Models {
         [StringLength(1024)]
         public virtual string Title { get; set; }
 
+        [StringLength(1024)]
         public virtual string Slug { get; set; }
 
         [StringLength(2048)]
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Services/RoutableService.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Services/RoutableService.cs
index aa6f776d9..2ddea2f21 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Services/RoutableService.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/Services/RoutableService.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Routable.Services {
                 return;
 
             var slug = model.Title;
-            var dissallowed = new Regex(@"[/:?#\[\]@!$&'()*+,;=\s]+");
+            var dissallowed = new Regex(@"[/:?#\[\]@!$&'()*+,;=\s\""\<\>]+");
 
             slug = dissallowed.Replace(slug, "-");
             slug = slug.Trim('-');
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Routable.Services {
         }
 
         public bool IsSlugValid(string slug) {
-            return String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(slug) || Regex.IsMatch(slug, @"^[^:?#\[\]@!$&'()*+,;=\s]+$") && !(slug.StartsWith(".") || slug.EndsWith("."));
+            return String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(slug) || Regex.IsMatch(slug, @"^[^:?#\[\]@!$&'()*+,;=\s\""\<\>]+$") && !(slug.StartsWith(".") || slug.EndsWith("."));
         }
 
         public bool ProcessSlug(IRoutableAspect part) {
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/ViewModels/RoutableEditorViewModel.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/ViewModels/RoutableEditorViewModel.cs
index ec251e4ce..4bdefc198 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/ViewModels/RoutableEditorViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Routable/ViewModels/RoutableEditorViewModel.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Routable.ViewModels {
         public string ContentType { get; set; }
 
         [Required]
+        [StringLength(1024)]
         public string Title { get; set; }
+        [StringLength(1024)]
         public string Slug { get; set; }
         public int? ContainerId { get; set; }
         public bool PromoteToHomePage { get; set; }