diff --git a/web/pgadmin/static/js/backform.pgadmin.js b/web/pgadmin/static/js/backform.pgadmin.js
index 865746f..acde87b 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/static/js/backform.pgadmin.js
+++ b/web/pgadmin/static/js/backform.pgadmin.js
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@
   _.extend(
     Backform.TextareaControl.prototype, {
       defaults: _.extend(
-        Backform.TextareaControl.prototype.defaults, {rows: 5, helpMessage: null}
+        Backform.TextareaControl.prototype.defaults,
+        {rows: 5, helpMessage: null, maxlength: null}
       ),
       events : {
         "change textarea": "onChange",
@@ -287,7 +288,10 @@
         '<div class="<%=Backform.controlsClassName%>">',
         '  <textarea ',
         '    class="<%=Backform.controlClassName%> <%=extraClasses.join(\' \')%>" name="<%=name%>"',
-        '    maxlength="<%=maxlength%>" placeholder="<%-placeholder%>" <%=disabled ? "disabled" : ""%>',
+        '  <% if (maxlength) { %>',
+        '    maxlength="<%=maxlength%>"',
+        '  <% } %>',
+        '    placeholder="<%-placeholder%>" <%=disabled ? "disabled" : ""%>',
         '    rows=<%=rows ? rows : ""%>',
         '    <%=required ? "required" : ""%>><%-value%></textarea>',
         '  <% if (helpMessage && helpMessage.length) { %>',