diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
index 97b5aef51e..59f425249f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ wp_nonce_field( 'meta-box-order', 'meta-box-order-nonce', false ); ?>
 <div id="namediv" class="stuffbox">
 <h3><label for="link_name"><?php _ex('Name', 'link name') ?></label></h3>
 <div class="inside">
-	<input type="text" name="link_name" size="30" value="<?php echo esc_attr($link->link_name); ?>" id="link_name" />
+	<input type="text" name="link_name" size="30" maxlength="255" value="<?php echo esc_attr($link->link_name); ?>" id="link_name" />
     <p><?php _e('Example: Nifty blogging software'); ?></p>
 </div>
 </div>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ wp_nonce_field( 'meta-box-order', 'meta-box-order-nonce', false ); ?>
 <div id="addressdiv" class="stuffbox">
 <h3><label for="link_url"><?php _e('Web Address') ?></label></h3>
 <div class="inside">
-	<input type="text" name="link_url" size="30" class="code" value="<?php echo esc_attr($link->link_url); ?>" id="link_url" />
+	<input type="text" name="link_url" size="30" maxlength="255" class="code" value="<?php echo esc_attr($link->link_url); ?>" id="link_url" />
     <p><?php _e('Example: <code>http://wordpress.org/</code> &#8212; don&#8217;t forget the <code>http://</code>'); ?></p>
 </div>
 </div>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ wp_nonce_field( 'meta-box-order', 'meta-box-order-nonce', false ); ?>
 <div id="descriptiondiv" class="stuffbox">
 <h3><label for="link_description"><?php _e('Description') ?></label></h3>
 <div class="inside">
-	<input type="text" name="link_description" size="30" value="<?php echo isset($link->link_description) ? esc_attr($link->link_description) : ''; ?>" id="link_description" />
+	<input type="text" name="link_description" size="30" maxlength="255" value="<?php echo isset($link->link_description) ? esc_attr($link->link_description) : ''; ?>" id="link_description" />
     <p><?php _e('This will be shown when someone hovers over the link in the blogroll, or optionally below the link.'); ?></p>
 </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index 4ea03e94df..357fec8f41 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -962,11 +962,11 @@ function link_advanced_meta_box($link) {
 <table class="links-table" cellpadding="0">
 	<tr>
 		<th scope="row"><label for="link_image"><?php _e('Image Address') ?></label></th>
-		<td><input type="text" name="link_image" class="code" id="link_image" value="<?php echo ( isset( $link->link_image ) ? esc_attr($link->link_image) : ''); ?>" /></td>
+		<td><input type="text" name="link_image" class="code" id="link_image" maxlength="255" value="<?php echo ( isset( $link->link_image ) ? esc_attr($link->link_image) : ''); ?>" /></td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<th scope="row"><label for="rss_uri"><?php _e('RSS Address') ?></label></th>
-		<td><input name="link_rss" class="code" type="text" id="rss_uri" value="<?php echo ( isset( $link->link_rss ) ? esc_attr($link->link_rss) : ''); ?>" /></td>
+		<td><input name="link_rss" class="code" type="text" id="rss_uri" maxlength="255" value="<?php echo ( isset( $link->link_rss ) ? esc_attr($link->link_rss) : ''); ?>" /></td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<th scope="row"><label for="link_notes"><?php _e('Notes') ?></label></th>