diff --git a/services/forms/admin.go b/services/forms/admin.go
index 38dcf9f219..8a4aaaed50 100644
--- a/services/forms/admin.go
+++ b/services/forms/admin.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type AdminEditUserForm struct {
 	Email                   string `binding:"Required;Email;MaxSize(254)"`
 	Password                string `binding:"MaxSize(255)"`
 	Website                 string `binding:"ValidUrl;MaxSize(255)"`
-	Description             string
+	Description             string `binding:"MaxSize(1024)"`
 	Location                string `binding:"MaxSize(50)"`
 	LocationCoordinate      string `binding:"MaxSize(255)"`
 	MaxRepoCreation         int
diff --git a/templates/admin/user/edit.tmpl b/templates/admin/user/edit.tmpl
index 531101a2a9..7487baf947 100644
--- a/templates/admin/user/edit.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/user/edit.tmpl
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@
 				</div>
 				<div class="field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
 					<label for="description">{{$.i18n.Tr "user.user_bio"}}</label>
-					<textarea id="description" name="description" rows="4" placeholder="{{.i18n.Tr "settings.biography_placeholder"}}">
-						{{.User.Description}}
-					</textarea>
+					<textarea id="description" name="description" rows="4" placeholder="{{.i18n.Tr "settings.biography_placeholder"}}">{{.User.Description}}</textarea>
 				</div>
 				<div class="field {{if .Err_Website}}error{{end}}">
 					<label for="website">{{.i18n.Tr "settings.website"}}</label>