diff -r b7af3c2d1f0c -r 0a574315af3e app/views/issues/_form.html.erb
--- a/app/views/issues/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/_form.html.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <% if @issue.safe_attribute? 'subject' %>
-<p><%= f.text_field :subject, :size => 80, :required => true %></p>
+<p><%= f.text_field :subject, :size => 80, :maxlength => 255, :required => true %></p>
 <% end %>
 
 <% if @issue.safe_attribute? 'description' %>