diff --git a/migrations/sql/V2025.01.07.12.01__alter_incident_and_report_comment_character_limit.sql b/migrations/sql/V2025.01.07.12.01__alter_incident_and_report_comment_character_limit.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19bcf96669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/sql/V2025.01.07.12.01__alter_incident_and_report_comment_character_limit.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE mine_incident_note ALTER COLUMN content TYPE character varying(500);
+
+ALTER TABLE mine_report_comment ALTER COLUMN report_comment TYPE character varying(500);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/common/src/components/comments/CommentEditor.tsx b/services/common/src/components/comments/CommentEditor.tsx
index fd50ae5660..ebfbe52641 100644
--- a/services/common/src/components/comments/CommentEditor.tsx
+++ b/services/common/src/components/comments/CommentEditor.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface CommentEditorProps {
 export const CommentEditor: FC<CommentEditorProps> = ({
   onSubmit,
   addCommentPermission,
-  maxLength = 300,
+  maxLength = 500,
 }) => {
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = React.useState(false);
   const [comment, setComment] = React.useState("");
diff --git a/services/common/src/components/projectSummary/ProjectManagement.tsx b/services/common/src/components/projectSummary/ProjectManagement.tsx
index 2e4f3229c3..b8a2d0b0e6 100644
--- a/services/common/src/components/projectSummary/ProjectManagement.tsx
+++ b/services/common/src/components/projectSummary/ProjectManagement.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ export const ProjectManagement: FC = () => {
                   renderEditor={true}
                   onSubmit={submitComment}
                   loading={false}
-                  maxLength={500}
                   comments={ministryComments?.map((comment: IProjectSummaryMinistryComment) => ({
                     key: comment.project_summary_ministry_comment_guid,
                     author: comment.update_user,
diff --git a/services/core-web/src/tests/components/common/comments/__snapshots__/CommentEditor.spec.tsx.snap b/services/core-web/src/tests/components/common/comments/__snapshots__/CommentEditor.spec.tsx.snap
index 739747df80..d8c9090699 100644
--- a/services/core-web/src/tests/components/common/comments/__snapshots__/CommentEditor.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/services/core-web/src/tests/components/common/comments/__snapshots__/CommentEditor.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ exports[`Comment renders properly 1`] = `
             >
               <div
                 class="ant-input-textarea ant-input-textarea-show-count ant-input-textarea-in-form-item"
-                data-count="0 / 300"
+                data-count="0 / 500"
               >
                 <textarea
                   class="ant-input"