diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4e114dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+function textAreaController($rootScope, $scope, $log) {
+    $scope.model.maxlength = false;
+    if($scope.model.config.maxChars) {
+        $scope.model.maxlength = true;
+        if($scope.model.value == undefined) {
+            $scope.model.count = ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1);
+        } else {
+            $scope.model.count = ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1) - $scope.model.value.length;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $scope.model.change = function() {
+        if($scope.model.config.maxChars) {
+            if($scope.model.value == undefined) {
+                $scope.model.count = ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1);
+            } else {
+                $scope.model.count = ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1) - $scope.model.value.length;
+            }
+            if($scope.model.count < 0) {
+                $scope.model.value = $scope.model.value.substring(0, ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1));
+                $scope.model.count = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+angular.module('umbraco').controller("Umbraco.PropertyEditors.textAreaController", textAreaController);
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html
index aba4c52ed3..ffb692ced0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
-<textarea ng-model="model.value" id="{{model.alias}}" name="textarea" rows="10" class="umb-editor umb-textarea textstring" val-server="value" ng-required="model.validation.mandatory"></textarea>
-<span class="help-inline" val-msg-for="textarea" val-toggle-msg="required"><localize key="general_required">Required</localize></span>
-<span class="help-inline" val-msg-for="textarea" val-toggle-msg="valServer"></span>
+<div ng-controller="Umbraco.PropertyEditors.textAreaController">
+	<textarea ng-model="model.value" id="{{model.alias}}" name="textarea" rows="10" class="umb-editor umb-textarea textstring" val-server="value" ng-keyup="model.change()"></textarea>
+	<span class="help-inline" val-msg-for="textarea" val-toggle-msg="required"><localize key="general_required">Required</localize></span>
+	<span class="help-inline" val-msg-for="textarea" val-toggle-msg="valServer"></span>
+    <div class="help" ng-if="model.maxlength">
+        <strong>{{model.count}}</strong> 
+        <localize key="textbox_characters_left">characters left</localize>
+    </div>
+</div>
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03f7510112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+function textboxController($rootScope, $scope, $log) {
+    $scope.model.maxlength = false;
+    if($scope.model.config.maxChars) {
+        $scope.model.maxlength = true;
+        if($scope.model.value == undefined) {
+            $scope.model.count = ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1);
+        } else {
+            $scope.model.count = ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1) - $scope.model.value.length;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $scope.model.change = function() {
+        if($scope.model.config.maxChars) {
+            if($scope.model.value == undefined) {
+                $scope.model.count = ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1);
+            } else {
+                $scope.model.count = ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1) - $scope.model.value.length;
+            }
+            if($scope.model.count < 0) {
+                $scope.model.value = $scope.model.value.substring(0, ($scope.model.config.maxChars * 1));
+                $scope.model.count = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+angular.module('umbraco').controller("Umbraco.PropertyEditors.textboxController", textboxController);
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.html
index 1848574f8b..d8c51ce9e0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textbox/textbox.html
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-<div>
+<div ng-controller="Umbraco.PropertyEditors.textboxController">
     <input type="text" name="textbox" ng-model="model.value" id="{{model.alias}}"
            class="umb-editor umb-textstring textstring"
            val-server="value"
            ng-required="model.validation.mandatory"
-           ng-trim="false" />
+           ng-trim="false"
+		   ng-keyup="model.change()" />
     <span class="help-inline" val-msg-for="textbox" val-toggle-msg="valServer"></span>
     <span class="help-inline" val-msg-for="textbox" val-toggle-msg="required"><localize key="general_required">Required</localize></span>
-</div>
+	<div class="help" ng-if="model.maxlength">
+		<strong>{{model.count}}</strong> 
+		<localize key="textbox_characters_left">characters left</localize>
+	</div>
+</div>
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/da.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/da.xml
index bc3fccfd34..c25f3ce562 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/da.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/da.xml
@@ -1291,4 +1291,7 @@ Mange hilsner fra Umbraco robotten
     <key alias="enabledConfirm">URL tracker er nu slået fra.</key>
     <key alias="enableError">Der opstod en fejl under forsøget på at slå URL trackeren til, der findes mere information i logfilen.</key>
   </area>
+  <area alias="textbox">
+    <key alias="characters_left">Karakterer tilbage</key>
+  </area>
 </language>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
index 05571a55d9..d449465fac 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
@@ -1628,4 +1628,7 @@ To manage your website, simply open the Umbraco back office and start adding con
   <area alias="emptyStates">
     <key alias="emptyDictionaryTree">No Dictionary items to choose from</key>
   </area>
-</language>
+  <area alias="textbox">
+    <key alias="characters_left">characters left</key>
+  </area>
+</language>
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
index 2eece34dd3..f0934ced54 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
@@ -1624,4 +1624,7 @@ To manage your website, simply open the Umbraco back office and start adding con
   <area alias="emptyStates">
     <key alias="emptyDictionaryTree">No Dictionary items to choose from</key>
   </area>
+  <area alias="textbox">
+    <key alias="characters_left">characters left</key>
+  </area>
 </language>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextAreaPropertyEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextAreaPropertyEditor.cs
index 3bec23f004..7006befdcd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextAreaPropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextAreaPropertyEditor.cs
@@ -6,5 +6,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
     [PropertyEditor(Constants.PropertyEditors.TextboxMultipleAlias, "Textarea", "textarea", IsParameterEditor = true, ValueType = PropertyEditorValueTypes.Text, Icon="icon-application-window-alt")]
     public class TextAreaPropertyEditor : PropertyEditor
     {
+        protected override PreValueEditor CreatePreValueEditor()
+        {
+            return new TextAreaPreValueEditor();
+        }
+
+        internal class TextAreaPreValueEditor : PreValueEditor
+        {
+            [PreValueField("maxChars", "Maximum allowed characters", "number", Description = "If empty - no character limit")]
+            public bool MaxChars { get; set; }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextboxPropertyEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextboxPropertyEditor.cs
index bcfbbbf682..0fd243180c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextboxPropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextboxPropertyEditor.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
 {
     [PropertyEditor(Constants.PropertyEditors.TextboxAlias, "Textbox", "textbox", IsParameterEditor = true, Group = "Common")]
     public class TextboxPropertyEditor : PropertyEditor
-    {        
+    {
+        
+
+        protected override PreValueEditor CreatePreValueEditor()
+        {
+            return new TextboxPreValueEditor();
+        }
+
+        internal class TextboxPreValueEditor : PreValueEditor
+        {
+            [PreValueField("maxChars", "Maximum allowed characters", "number", Description = "If empty - no character limit")]
+            public bool MaxChars { get; set; }
+        }
+
     }
 }