diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
index adf2c28d54611173aee1c9caa1bc9747a938deb1..c191eb548116d2e7a76fd02aec5363336b676cd3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public final class Config {
 
     public static final int REFRESH_UI_INTERVAL = 500;
 
-    public static final int MAX_DISPLAY_MESSAGE_CHARS = 4096;
+    public static final int MAX_DISPLAY_MESSAGE_CHARS = 40000;
     public static final int MAX_STORAGE_MESSAGE_CHARS = 2 * 1024 * 1024; //2MB
 
     public static final long MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;