diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/messaging/Messenger.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/messaging/Messenger.java
index c748a94523..754fac6b2a 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/messaging/Messenger.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/messaging/Messenger.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public interface Messenger {
     /**
      * Represents the largest size that a Plugin Channel may be.
      */
-    public static final int MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE = 64;
+    public static final int MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE = Integer.getInteger("paper.maxCustomChannelName", java.lang.Short.MAX_VALUE); // Paper - set true max channel size
 
     /**
      * Checks if the specified channel is a reserved name.