diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Roles/ViewModels/RoleCreateViewModel.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Roles/ViewModels/RoleCreateViewModel.cs
index b0fbc44e0..72ea8eecf 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Roles/ViewModels/RoleCreateViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Roles/ViewModels/RoleCreateViewModel.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using Orchard.Security.Permissions;
 
 namespace Orchard.Roles.ViewModels {
     public class RoleCreateViewModel  {
-        [Required]
+        [Required, StringLength(255)]
         public string Name { get; set; }
         public IDictionary<string, IEnumerable<Permission>> FeaturePermissions { get; set; }
     }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Roles/ViewModels/RoleEditViewModel.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Roles/ViewModels/RoleEditViewModel.cs
index 49b7b2647..2046327ca 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Roles/ViewModels/RoleEditViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Roles/ViewModels/RoleEditViewModel.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using Orchard.Security.Permissions;
 namespace Orchard.Roles.ViewModels {
     public class RoleEditViewModel  {
         public int Id { get; set; }
-        [Required]
+        [Required, StringLength(255)]
         public string Name { get; set; }
         public IDictionary<string, IEnumerable<Permission>> RoleCategoryPermissions { get; set; }
         public IEnumerable<string> CurrentPermissions { get; set; }