diff --git a/src/CONST.js b/src/CONST.js
index 2527327e790..8364db23831 100755
--- a/src/CONST.js
+++ b/src/CONST.js
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ const CONST = {
 
     PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER,
 
+    MERCHANT_NAME_MAX_LENGTH: 255,
+
     CALENDAR_PICKER: {
         // Numbers were arbitrarily picked.
         MIN_YEAR: CURRENT_YEAR - 100,
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/MoneyRequestMerchantPage.js b/src/pages/iou/MoneyRequestMerchantPage.js
index bec9bcb419f..e2d04288353 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/MoneyRequestMerchantPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/iou/MoneyRequestMerchantPage.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ function MoneyRequestMerchantPage({iou, route}) {
                         inputID="moneyRequestMerchant"
                         name="moneyRequestMerchant"
                         defaultValue={iou.merchant}
+                        maxLength={CONST.MERCHANT_NAME_MAX_LENGTH}
                         label={translate('common.merchant')}
                         accessibilityLabel={translate('common.merchant')}
                         accessibilityRole={CONST.ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE.TEXT}