diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 60e4f526ca..7550bb2a9d 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   URL_PREFIX_RE = %r{\Ahttp(s?)://[^/]+}
   USERNAME_ONLY_RE = /\A#{USERNAME_RE}\z/i
   USERNAME_LENGTH_LIMIT = 30
-  DISPLAY_NAME_LENGTH_LIMIT = 30
+  DISPLAY_NAME_LENGTH_LIMIT = 40
   NOTE_LENGTH_LIMIT = 500
 
   # Hard limits for federated content