diff --git a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
index 854db518f..0b55bbb71 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
@@ -1127,6 +1127,8 @@ class e_form
 		}
 
 		$options = $this->format_options('textarea', $name, $options);
+		
+		print_a($options);
 		//never allow id in format name-value for text fields
 		return "<textarea name='{$name}' rows='{$rows}' cols='{$cols}'".$this->get_attributes($options, $name).">{$value}</textarea>".(false !== $counter ? $this->hidden('__'.$name.'autoheight_opt', $counter) : '');
 	}
@@ -2052,6 +2054,10 @@ class e_form
 					if($optval) $ret .= " selected='selected'";
 					break;
 
+				case 'maxlength':
+					if($optval) $ret .= " maxlength='{$optval}'";
+					break;
+
 				case 'checked':
 					if($optval) $ret .= " checked='checked'";
 					break;
@@ -2191,7 +2197,8 @@ class e_form
 			'placeholder' 	=> '',
 			'pattern'		=> '',
 			'other' 		=> '',
-			'autocomplete' 	=> ''
+			'autocomplete' 	=> '',
+			'maxlength'		=> ''
 			//	'multiple' => false, - see case 'select'
 		);