diff --git a/js/scorm/wrapper.js b/js/scorm/wrapper.js
index 843317f2..95af54c7 100644
--- a/js/scorm/wrapper.js
+++ b/js/scorm/wrapper.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class ScormWrapper {
     this.finishCalled = false;
     this.logger = Logger.getInstance();
     this.scorm = pipwerks.SCORM;
+    this.maxCharLimitOverride = null
     /**
      * Prevent the Pipwerks SCORM API wrapper's handling of the exit status
      */
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ class ScormWrapper {
       if (_.isBoolean(settings._setCompletedWhenFailed)) {
         this.setCompletedWhenFailed = settings._setCompletedWhenFailed;
       }
+      if (!_.isNaN(settings._maxCharLimitOverride) && settings._maxCharLimitOverride > 0) {
+        this.maxCharLimitOverride = settings._maxCharLimitOverride;
+      }
     }
 
     this.logger.debug('ScormWrapper::initialize');
@@ -679,7 +683,7 @@ class ScormWrapper {
 
   recordInteractionFillIn(id, response, correct, latency, type) {
 
-    const maxLength = this.isSCORM2004() ? 250 : 255;
+    const maxLength = this.maxCharLimitOverride ?? this.isSCORM2004() ? 250 : 255;
 
     if (response.length > maxLength) {
       response = response.substr(0, maxLength);
diff --git a/properties.schema b/properties.schema
index 6af08562..7fd6eb6a 100644
--- a/properties.schema
+++ b/properties.schema
@@ -259,6 +259,15 @@
                       "validators": [],
                       "help": "If enabled, `cmi.completion_status` will be set to \"completed\" if the assessment is \"failed\". Only valid for SCORM 2004, where the logic for completion and success is separate."
                     },
+                    "_maxCharLimitOverride": {
+                      "type": "number",
+                      "required": false,
+                      "default": "0",
+                      "title": "Override value for maximum character limit on fill-in type answers",
+                      "inputType": "Number",
+                      "validators": ["number"],
+                      "help": "If your LMS allows it, you may set a value to override the default character limit for fill-in answers (250 for SCORM2004, 255 for SCORM1.2)."
+                    },
                     "_connectionTest": {
                       "type": "object",
                       "required": true,
diff --git a/schema/config.schema.json b/schema/config.schema.json
index 31b05043..ee81e043 100644
--- a/schema/config.schema.json
+++ b/schema/config.schema.json
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@
                   "title": "SCORM version",
                   "description": "The SCORM standard to use - SCORM 1.2 or SCORM 2004 4th Edition",
                   "default": "1.2",
-                  "enum": [
-                    "1.2",
-                    "2004"
-                  ],
+                  "enum": ["1.2", "2004"],
                   "_backboneForms": "Select"
                 },
                 "_showDebugWindow": {
@@ -159,24 +156,14 @@
                   "type": "string",
                   "title": "Incomplete course exit status",
                   "default": "auto",
-                  "enum": [
-                    "auto",
-                    "suspend",
-                    "normal",
-                    ""
-                  ],
+                  "enum": ["auto", "suspend", "normal", ""],
                   "_backboneForms": "Select"
                 },
                 "_exitStateIfComplete": {
                   "type": "string",
                   "title": "Complete course exit status",
                   "default": "auto",
-                  "enum": [
-                    "auto",
-                    "suspend",
-                    "normal",
-                    ""
-                  ],
+                  "enum": ["auto", "suspend", "normal", ""],
                   "_backboneForms": "Select"
                 },
                 "_setCompletedWhenFailed": {
@@ -185,6 +172,12 @@
                   "description": "If enabled, `cmi.completion_status` will be set to \"completed\" if the assessment is \"failed\". Only valid for SCORM 2004, where the logic for completion and success is separate.",
                   "default": true
                 },
+                "_maxCharLimitOverride": {
+                  "type": "number",
+                  "title": "Override value for maximum character limit on fill-in type answers",
+                  "description": "If your LMS allows it, you may set a value to override the default character limit for fill-in answers (250 for SCORM2004, 255 for SCORM1.2).",
+                  "default": 0
+                },
                 "_connectionTest": {
                   "type": "object",
                   "title": "Connection Test",