diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/DefinedPacket.java b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/DefinedPacket.java
index ad7f9c25..d7d5d849 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/DefinedPacket.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/DefinedPacket.java
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ public abstract class DefinedPacket
     }
 
     public static BaseComponent readBaseComponent(ByteBuf buf, int protocolVersion)
+    {
+        return readBaseComponent( buf, Short.MAX_VALUE, protocolVersion );
+    }
+
+    public static BaseComponent readBaseComponent(ByteBuf buf, int maxStringLength, int protocolVersion)
     {
         if ( protocolVersion >= ProtocolConstants.MINECRAFT_1_20_3 )
         {
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ public abstract class DefinedPacket
             return ComponentSerializer.deserialize( json );
         } else
         {
-            String string = readString( buf );
+            String string = readString( buf, maxStringLength );
 
             return ComponentSerializer.deserialize( string );
         }
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/SystemChat.java b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/SystemChat.java
index 36dea975..7bad3d2b 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/SystemChat.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/SystemChat.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class SystemChat extends DefinedPacket
     @Override
     public void read(ByteBuf buf, ProtocolConstants.Direction direction, int protocolVersion)
     {
-        message = readBaseComponent( buf, protocolVersion );
+        message = readBaseComponent( buf, 262144, protocolVersion );
         position = ( protocolVersion >= ProtocolConstants.MINECRAFT_1_19_1 ) ? ( ( buf.readBoolean() ) ? ChatMessageType.ACTION_BAR.ordinal() : 0 ) : readVarInt( buf );
     }