diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_text.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_text.cpp
index 550c9e43f6..0f3c8cc0f1 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_text.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_text.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ wxObject *wxTextCtrlXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
 
     SetupWindow(text);
 
+    if (HasParam(wxT("maxlength")))
+        text->SetMaxLength(GetLong(wxT("maxlength")));
+
     return text;
 }