diff --git a/Content.Client/Chat/ChatManager.cs b/Content.Client/Chat/ChatManager.cs
index d720c75ea1..c370a951f0 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Chat/ChatManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Chat/ChatManager.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ namespace Content.Client.Chat
             {
                 if (_currentChatBox != null)
                 {
-                    string locWarning = Loc.GetString("Your message exceeds {0} character limit", _maxMessageLength);
+                    string locWarning = Loc.GetString("chat-manager-max-message-length",
+                                            ("maxMessageLength", _maxMessageLength));
                     _currentChatBox.AddLine(locWarning, ChatChannel.Server, Color.Orange);
                     _currentChatBox.ClearOnEnter = false; // The text shouldn't be cleared if it hasn't been sent
                 }
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/chat-manager.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/chat-manager.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da1ecb0a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/chat-manager.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### UI
+
+ chat-manager-max-message-length = Your message exceeds {$maxMessageLength} character limit