diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/rss-feed/index.tsx b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/rss-feed/index.tsx
index 3c2026337..9903b5f19 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/rss-feed/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/rss-feed/index.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ export const rssFeedWidget: WidgetDefinition = {
         values: "1-50",
         defaultValue: "5",
       },
+      {
+        name: "Description max length",
+        description: "Maximum number of characters to keep from the feed description",
+        values: "1-5000",
+        defaultValue: "250",
+      },
       {
         name: "Amount posts limit",
         description: "Maximum number of posts to show",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/widgets/rssFeed.ts b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/rssFeed.ts
index 87c49fca0..999cc5475 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/widgets/rssFeed.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/rssFeed.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const redactFeedFailureMessage = (message: string) => message.replace(/https?:\/
 const feedsInput = z.object({
   urls: z.array(z.string()).max(100),
   maximumAmountPosts: z.number(),
+  descriptionMaxLength: z.number().int().min(1).max(5000).default(250),
 });
 
 export const rssFeedRouter = createTRPCRouter({
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export const rssFeedRouter = createTRPCRouter({
         const innerHandler = rssFeedsRequestHandler.handler({
           url,
           count: input.maximumAmountPosts,
+          descriptionMaxLength: input.descriptionMaxLength,
         });
         return await innerHandler.getDataAsync();
       }),
diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/rss-feeds.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/rss-feeds.ts
index 3809d9692..fca695339 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/src/rss-feeds.ts
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/rss-feeds.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ const logger = createLogger({ module: "rssFeedsRequestHandler" });
 
 export const rssFeedsRequestHandler = createWidgetRequestHandler({
   // Authorized editors can supply arbitrary URLs, so keep this cache process-local and bounded.
-  async requestAsync(input: { url: string; count: number }, signal) {
+  async requestAsync(input: { url: string; count: number; descriptionMaxLength: number }, signal) {
     const result = (await extract(
       input.url,
       {
+        descriptionMaxLen: input.descriptionMaxLength,
         getExtraEntryFields: (feedEntry) => {
           const media = attemptGetImageFromEntry(input.url, feedEntry);
           if (!media) {
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index 6aeed451f..991b96405 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -4480,6 +4480,10 @@
         "textLinesClamp": {
           "label": "Description line clamp"
         },
+        "descriptionMaxLength": {
+          "label": "Description max length",
+          "description": "Maximum number of characters to keep from the feed description"
+        },
         "maximumAmountPosts": {
           "label": "Amount posts limit"
         },
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/component.tsx
index 158fbd06e..1113ff623 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/component.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ export default function RssFeed({ options, width, height, displayMode }: WidgetC
   const feed = useLiveFeed({
     urls: options.feedUrls,
     maximumAmountPosts: typeof options.maximumAmountPosts === "number" ? options.maximumAmountPosts : 100,
+    descriptionMaxLength:
+      typeof options.descriptionMaxLength === "number" ? options.descriptionMaxLength : 250,
   });
 
   const board = useRequiredBoard();
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/index.ts
index abf728aa0..450b8f619 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("rssFeed",
     widgetQueryInputMatches(input, {
       urls: scope.options.feedUrls,
       maximumAmountPosts: scope.options.maximumAmountPosts,
+      descriptionMaxLength: scope.options.descriptionMaxLength,
     }),
   refetchInterval: null,
   errors: {
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("rssFeed",
         defaultValue: 5,
         validate: z.number().min(1).max(50),
       }),
+      descriptionMaxLength: factory.number({
+        defaultValue: 250,
+        validate: z.number().int().min(1).max(5000),
+      }),
       maximumAmountPosts: factory.number({
         defaultValue: 100,
         validate: z.number().min(1).max(9999),