diff --git a/webif/html/browse/assets.jim b/webif/html/browse/assets.jim
index d08b4f4..8735f9a 100755
--- a/webif/html/browse/assets.jim
+++ b/webif/html/browse/assets.jim
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ if {[llength $plugins(dmenu)]} {
 	}
 }
 
+# the maxlength values for title and synopsis are 1 less than the maximum to 
+# allow for an extra byte to indicate character encoding (see rename.jim)
 puts {
 </ul>
 
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ puts {
 	</th>
 	<td>
 		<input type=text name="rename_title" id="rename_title"
-		    value="" size=70 maxlength=48
+		    value="" size=70 maxlength=47
 		    class="text ui-widget-content ui-corner-all">
 	</td>
 	</tr>
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ puts {
 	</th>
 	<td>
 		<textarea name="rename_synopsis" id="rename_synopsis"
-		    value="" cols=70 rows=4
+		    value="" cols=70 rows=4 maxlength=251
 		    class="text ui-widget-content ui-corner-all"></textarea>
 	</td>
 	</tr>