diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/public.js b/app/javascript/packs/public.js
index a0e511b0a3..150a606708 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/public.js
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/public.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function main() {
   delegate(document, '.account_note', 'input', ({ target }) => {
     const noteCounter = document.querySelector('.note-counter');
     if (noteCounter) {
-      noteCounter.textContent = 160 - length(target.value);
+      noteCounter.textContent = 500 - length(target.value);
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 2b54cee5fc..14c90cfc03 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   validates :username, format: { with: /\A[a-z0-9_]+\z/i }, uniqueness: { scope: :domain, case_sensitive: false }, length: { maximum: 30 }, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_username? }
   validates_with UnreservedUsernameValidator, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_username? }
   validates :display_name, length: { maximum: 30 }, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_display_name? }
-  validates :note, length: { maximum: 160 }, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_note? }
+  validates :note, length: { maximum: 500 }, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_note? }
 
   # Timelines
   has_many :stream_entries, inverse_of: :account, dependent: :destroy
diff --git a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
index 2b846006f8..8dc61fec91 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   .fields-group
     = f.input :display_name, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.display_name'), hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.display_name', count: 30 - @account.display_name.size).html_safe
-    = f.input :note, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.note'), hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.note', count: 160 - @account.note.size).html_safe
+    = f.input :note, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.note'), hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.note', count: 500 - @account.note.size).html_safe
     = f.input :avatar, wrapper: :with_label, input_html: { accept: AccountAvatar::IMAGE_MIME_TYPES.join(',') }, hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.avatar')
     = f.input :header, wrapper: :with_label, input_html: { accept: AccountHeader::IMAGE_MIME_TYPES.join(',') }, hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.header')