diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index 9fd75b7ad..58e7079d3 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Post < ApplicationRecord
   before_validation :remove_parent_loops
   validates_uniqueness_of :md5, :on => :create, message: ->(obj, data) { "duplicate: #{Post.find_by_md5(obj.md5).id}"}
   validates_inclusion_of :rating, in: %w(s q e), message: "rating must be s, q, or e"
+  validates :source, length: { maximum: 1200 }
   validate :added_tags_are_valid
   validate :removed_tags_are_valid
   validate :has_artist_tag
diff --git a/test/unit/post_test.rb b/test/unit/post_test.rb
index ee470de05..c2fa690fa 100644
--- a/test/unit/post_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/post_test.rb
@@ -1076,6 +1076,13 @@ class PostTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
             @post.update(:tag_string => "source:https://img18.pixiv.net/img/evazion/14901720.png")
             assert_equal(14901720, @post.pixiv_id)
           end
+
+          should "validate the max source length" do
+            @post.update(source: "X"*1201)
+
+            assert_equal(false, @post.valid?)
+            assert_equal(["is too long (maximum is 1200 characters)"], @post.errors[:source])
+          end
         end
 
         context "of" do