diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextboxPropertyEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextboxPropertyEditor.cs
index d36e7a5ad5..72748c17ed 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextboxPropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextboxPropertyEditor.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
 
         internal class TextboxPreValueEditor : PreValueEditor
         {
-            [PreValueField("maxChars", "Maximum allowed characters", "textstringnumber", Description = "If empty - 500 character limit")]
+            [PreValueField("maxChars", "Maximum allowed characters", "textstringlimited", Description = "If empty - 500 character limit")]
             public bool MaxChars { get; set; }
         }
     }
-}
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+}