diff --git a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/Governance/Actions/MetadataValidation.hs b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/Governance/Actions/MetadataValidation.hs
index 83c74623c..c4cd442c5 100644
--- a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/Governance/Actions/MetadataValidation.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/Governance/Actions/MetadataValidation.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import           Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import           Data.Either.Combinators (mapRight)
 import           Data.Text (Text)
 import           GHC.Generics (Generic)
+import Cardano.Api.GeneralParsers (textWithMaxLength)
 
 validateGovActionAnchorData :: ByteString -> Either String ()
 validateGovActionAnchorData bytes = mapRight (const ()) (eitherDecodeStrict bytes :: Either String CIP108Common)
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ instance FromJSON Body where
   parseJSON :: Value -> Parser Body
   parseJSON = withObject "Body" $ \v ->
     Body
-      <$> v .: "title"
-      <*> v .: "abstract"
+      <$> (v .: "title" >>= textWithMaxLength "title" 80)
+      <*> (v .: "abstract" >>= textWithMaxLength "abstract" 2500)
       <*> v .: "motivation"
       <*> v .: "rationale"
       <*> v .:? "references"
diff --git a/cardano-api/test/cardano-api-test/Test/Cardano/Api/GovAnchorValidation.hs b/cardano-api/test/cardano-api-test/Test/Cardano/Api/GovAnchorValidation.hs
index 4a7f7333b..a396ddedf 100644
--- a/cardano-api/test/cardano-api-test/Test/Cardano/Api/GovAnchorValidation.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/test/cardano-api-test/Test/Cardano/Api/GovAnchorValidation.hs
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ tests =
     , testProperty
         "Positive smoke test for treasury withdrawal anchor data JSON schema"
         prop_positive_smoke_test_threasury_withdrawal_anchor_data_json_schema
+    , testProperty
+        "Title name too long smoke test for treasury withdrawal anchor data JSON schema"
+        prop_title_name_too_long_smoke_test_threasury_withdrawal_anchor_data_json_schema
     ]
 
 prop_positive_smoke_test_drep_registration_anchor_data_json_schema :: Property
@@ -95,3 +98,14 @@ prop_positive_smoke_test_threasury_withdrawal_anchor_data_json_schema = property
       )
   value <- H.evalEither eitherValue
   validateGovActionAnchorData value === Right ()
+
+prop_title_name_too_long_smoke_test_threasury_withdrawal_anchor_data_json_schema :: Property
+prop_title_name_too_long_smoke_test_threasury_withdrawal_anchor_data_json_schema = propertyOnce $ do
+  (eitherValue :: Either (FileError Any) ByteString) <-
+    readByteStringFile
+      ( File "test/cardano-api-test/files/input/gov-anchor-data/too-long-title-treasury-withdraw.jsonld"
+          :: File DRepMetadata In
+      )
+  value <- H.evalEither eitherValue
+  validateGovActionAnchorData value
+    === Left "Error in $.body: key \"title\" exceeds maximum length of 80 characters. Got length: 112"
diff --git a/cardano-api/test/cardano-api-test/files/input/gov-anchor-data/too-long-title-treasury-withdraw.jsonld b/cardano-api/test/cardano-api-test/files/input/gov-anchor-data/too-long-title-treasury-withdraw.jsonld
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46e49bf3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cardano-api/test/cardano-api-test/files/input/gov-anchor-data/too-long-title-treasury-withdraw.jsonld
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{
+    "@context": {
+      "@language": "en-us",
+      "CIP100": "https://github.com/cardano-foundation/CIPs/blob/master/CIP-0100/README.md#",
+      "CIP108": "https://github.com/cardano-foundation/CIPs/blob/master/CIP-0108/README.md#",
+      "hashAlgorithm": "CIP100:hashAlgorithm",
+      "body": {
+        "@id": "CIP108:body",
+        "@context": {
+          "references": {
+            "@id": "CIP108:references",
+            "@container": "@set",
+            "@context": {
+              "GovernanceMetadata": "CIP100:GovernanceMetadataReference",
+              "Other": "CIP100:OtherReference",
+              "label": "CIP100:reference-label",
+              "uri": "CIP100:reference-uri",
+              "referenceHash": {
+                "@id": "CIP108:referenceHash",
+                "@context": {
+                  "hashDigest": "CIP108:hashDigest",
+                  "hashAlgorithm": "CIP100:hashAlgorithm"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "title": "CIP108:title",
+          "abstract": "CIP108:abstract",
+          "motivation": "CIP108:motivation",
+          "rationale": "CIP108:rationale"
+        }
+      },
+      "authors": {
+        "@id": "CIP100:authors",
+        "@container": "@set",
+        "@context": {
+          "name": "http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name",
+          "witness": {
+            "@id": "CIP100:witness",
+            "@context": {
+              "witnessAlgorithm": "CIP100:witnessAlgorithm",
+              "publicKey": "CIP100:publicKey",
+              "signature": "CIP100:signature"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "hashAlgorithm": "blake2b-256",
+    "body": {
+      "title": "Buy Ryan an island that is sunny and full of palm trees and has a lot of sand and is quiet yet not too far away.",
+      "abstract": "Withdraw 200000000000 ADA from the treasury so Ryan can buy an island.",
+      "motivation": "The current problem is that Ryan does not have an island, but he would really like an island.",
+      "rationale": "With these funds from the treasury will be sold for **cold hard cash**, this cash can then be used to purchase an island for Ryan. An example of this island is provided in the references."
+    },
+    "authors": [
+      {
+        "name": "Ryan Williams",
+        "witness": {
+          "witnessAlgorithm": "ed25519",
+          "publicKey": "7ea09a34aebb13c9841c71397b1cabfec5ddf950405293dee496cac2f437480a",
+          "signature": "a476985b4cc0d457f247797611799a6f6a80fc8cb7ec9dcb5a8223888d0618e30de165f3d869c4a0d9107d8a5b612ad7c5e42441907f5b91796f0d7187d64a01"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
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