diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0130_alter_listitem_notes.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0130_alter_listitem_notes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a12efd40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0130_alter_listitem_notes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.10 on 2022-01-24 20:01
+
+import bookwyrm.models.fields
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0129_auto_20220117_1716"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="listitem",
+            name="notes",
+            field=bookwyrm.models.fields.TextField(
+                blank=True, max_length=300, null=True
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/list.py b/bookwyrm/models/list.py
index d159bc4a..733ee044 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/list.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class ListItem(CollectionItemMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     user = fields.ForeignKey(
         "User", on_delete=models.PROTECT, activitypub_field="actor"
     )
-    notes = fields.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
+    notes = fields.TextField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=300)
     approved = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     order = fields.IntegerField()
     endorsement = models.ManyToManyField("User", related_name="endorsers")