diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm
index 6e05206aa1..8a08e08f2f 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <%+cbi/valueheader%>
 	<input type="<%=self.password and 'password" class="cbi-input-password' or 'text" class="cbi-input-text' %>" onchange="cbi_d_update(this.id)"<%=
 		attr("name", cbid) .. attr("id", cbid) .. attr("value", self:cfgvalue(section) or self.default) ..
-		ifattr(self.size, "size") .. ifattr(self.placeholder, "placeholder") .. ifattr(self.readonly, "readonly")
+		ifattr(self.size, "size") .. ifattr(self.placeholder, "placeholder") ..
+		ifattr(self.readonly, "readonly") .. ifattr(self.maxlength, "maxlength")
 	%> />
 	<% if self.password then %><img src="<%=resource%>/cbi/reload.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" title="<%:Reveal/hide password%>" onclick="var e = document.getElementById('<%=cbid%>'); e.type = (e.type=='password') ? 'text' : 'password';" /><% end %>
 	<% if #self.keylist > 0 or self.datatype then -%>