diff --git a/code/__defines/misc.dm b/code/__defines/misc.dm
index 79848c748a..eea0e7deda 100644
--- a/code/__defines/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__defines/misc.dm
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 #define WAIT_FINISH  4
 
 // Setting this much higher than 1024 could allow spammers to DOS the server easily.
-#define MAX_MESSAGE_LEN       1024
+#define MAX_MESSAGE_LEN       2048 //VOREStation Edit - I'm not sure about "easily". It can be a little longer.
 #define MAX_PAPER_MESSAGE_LEN 6144
 #define MAX_BOOK_MESSAGE_LEN  24576
 #define MAX_RECORD_LENGTH	  24576
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
index f1ccde0a17..0ecdb2fc20 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	var/input
 	if(!message)
-		input = sanitize(input(src,"Choose an emote to display.") as text|null)
+		input = sanitize_or_reflect(input(src,"Choose an emote to display.") as text|null, src) //VOREStation Edit - Reflect too long messages, within reason
 	else
 		input = message
 	if(input)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 	var/input
 	if(!message)
-		input = sanitize(input(src, "Choose an emote to display.") as text|null)
+		input = sanitize_or_reflect(input(src, "Choose an emote to display.") as text|null, src) //VOREStation Edit - Reflect too long messages, within reason
 	else
 		input = message
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
index a0276a15ac..d42c26880b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	if(name != GetVoice())
 		alt_name = "(as [get_id_name("Unknown")])"
 
-	message = sanitize(message)
+	message = sanitize_or_reflect(message,src) //VOREStation Edit - Reflect too-long messages, within reason
 	..(message, alt_name = alt_name, whispering = whispering)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/forcesay(list/append)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
index 206450c909..0b20c6cb7f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 	if(say_disabled)	//This is here to try to identify lag problems
 		usr << "<font color='red'>Speech is currently admin-disabled.</font>"
 		return
-
-	message = sanitize(message)
+	
+	message = sanitize_or_reflect(message,src) //VOREStation Edit - Reflect too-long messages (within reason)
 
 	set_typing_indicator(FALSE)
 	if(use_me)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm
index 0608b26cce..fbf9a9febb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		usr << "Speech is currently admin-disabled."
 		return
 
-	message = sanitize(message)
+	message = sanitize_or_reflect(message,src) //VOREStation Edit - Reflect too-long messages (within reason)
 	if(!message)
 		return
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 	var/input
 	if(!message)
-		input = sanitize(input(src,"Choose an emote to display.") as text|null)
+		input = sanitize_or_reflect(input(src,"Choose an emote to display.") as text|null, src)
 	else
 		input = message
 
@@ -61,3 +61,31 @@
 /mob/proc/emote_vr(var/act, var/type, var/message) //This would normally go in say.dm
 	if(act == "me")
 		return custom_emote_vr(type, message)
+
+#define MAX_HUGE_MESSAGE_LEN 8192
+#define POST_DELIMITER_STR "\<\>"
+/proc/sanitize_or_reflect(message,user)	
+	//Way too long to send
+	if(length(message) > MAX_HUGE_MESSAGE_LEN)
+		fail_to_chat(user)
+		return
+
+	message = sanitize(message, max_length = MAX_HUGE_MESSAGE_LEN)
+	
+	//Came back still too long to send
+	if(length(message) > MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
+		fail_to_chat(user,message)
+		return null
+	else
+		return message
+
+/proc/fail_to_chat(user,message)
+	if(!message)
+		to_chat(user,"<span class='danger'>Your message was NOT SENT, either because it was FAR too long, or sanitized to nothing at all.</span>")
+		return
+	
+	var/length = length(message)
+	var/posts = Ceiling(length/MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
+	to_chat(user,message)
+	to_chat(user,"<span class='danger'>^ This message was NOT SENT ^ -- It was [length] characters, and the limit is [MAX_MESSAGE_LEN]. It would fit in [posts] separate messages.</span>")
+#undef MAX_HUGE_MESSAGE_LEN