diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index c2a16ba5..77b3b1c7 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ Optionally set a *placeholder* attribute on the `input` that gets created for ta
 
 Defaults to *null*
 
+### maxTagLength (integer)
+Optionally set a *maxlength* attribute on the tag-it `input` that gets created.
+
+Defaults to *null*
+
 
 ## Events
 
diff --git a/js/tag-it.js b/js/tag-it.js
index 078c264f..15e145aa 100644
--- a/js/tag-it.js
+++ b/js/tag-it.js
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
             onTagClicked        : null,
             onTagLimitExceeded  : null,
 
+            // Optionally set a maxlength attribute on the tag-it input
+            maxTagLength: null,
+
 
             // DEPRECATED:
             //
@@ -136,6 +139,10 @@
                 this.tagInput.attr('placeholder', this.options.placeholderText);
             }
 
+            if (this.options.maxTagLength) {
+                this.tagInput.attr('maxlength', this.options.maxTagLength);
+            }
+
             if (!this.options.autocomplete.source) {
                 this.options.autocomplete.source = function(search, showChoices) {
                     var filter = search.term.toLowerCase();