diff --git a/adminer/static/editing.js b/adminer/static/editing.js
index 5c461966..ab895cf9 100644
--- a/adminer/static/editing.js
+++ b/adminer/static/editing.js
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ function indexesAddColumn(prefix) {
 * @param string
 */
 function sqlSubmit(form, root) {
-	if (encodeURIComponent(form['query'].value).length < 2e3) {
+	if (encodeURIComponent(form['query'].value).length < 500) {
 		form.action = root
 			+ '&sql=' + encodeURIComponent(form['query'].value)
 			+ (form['limit'].value ? '&limit=' + +form['limit'].value : '')
diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index bffdddd7..fb49e5f9 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Adminer dev:
 Align numbers right (bug #912)
 Display comment in title of field
 Remember export setting at SQL command
+Shorten queries saved from SQL command to URL (bug #917)
 SQL textarea: Open help on Ctrl+click
 Security: Disallow writing temporary files to symlinks (bug SF-855)
 MariaDB: Display MariaDB instead of MySQL