diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js
index 35358d238..2e1a3e506 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class ComposeForm extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             <PrivacyDropdownContainer />
             <SpoilerButtonContainer />
           </div>
-          <div className='character-counter__wrapper'><CharacterCounter max={500} text={this.getFulltextForCharacterCounting()} /></div>
+          <div className='character-counter__wrapper'><CharacterCounter max={maxChars} text={this.getFulltextForCharacterCounting()} /></div>
         </div>
 
         <div className='compose-form__publish'>