diff --git a/_templates/choose-your-wallet.html b/_templates/choose-your-wallet.html
index 516d6888..3068e632 100755
--- a/_templates/choose-your-wallet.html
+++ b/_templates/choose-your-wallet.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 layout: base
 id: choose-your-wallet
+max_wallet_text_length: 418  ## Unicode characters
 
 wallets:
 - bitcoincore:
@@ -1231,7 +1232,9 @@ wallets:
       <div class="check{{ check[0] }} {% if check[1] contains "checkgood" %}checkgood{% elsif check[1] contains "checkpass" %}checkpass{% elsif check[1] contains "checkneutral" %}checkneutral{% else %}checkfail{% endif %}">{% translate {{check[1]}} %}<div><p>{% translate {{check[1]}}txt %}</p><span></span></div></div>
       {% endif %}{% endfor %}
     </div>
-    <p>{% translate {{platform.text}} %}</p>
+    {% capture platform_text %}{% translate {{platform.text}} %}{% endcapture %}
+    {% assign platform_text_length = platform_text | size %}
+    <p>{% if platform_text_length > page.max_wallet_text_length %}{% die Wallet text too long %}{% else %}{{platform_text}}{% endif %}</p>
     <div><img src="/img/screenshots/{{ platform.screenshot }}" alt="screenshot"></div>
   </div>
   <a><img src="/img/wallet/{{ wallet[0] }}.png" alt="{{ wallet[1].title }}" />{{ wallet[1].titleshort }}<span></span></a>
@@ -1261,7 +1264,9 @@ wallets:
       <div class="check{{ check[0] }} {% if check[1] contains "checkgood" %}checkgood{% elsif check[1] contains "checkpass" %}checkpass{% elsif check[1] contains "checkneutral" %}checkneutral{% else %}checkfail{% endif %}">{% translate {{check[1]}} %}<div><p>{% translate {{check[1]}}txt %}</p><span></span></div></div>
       {% endif %}{% endfor %}
     </div>
-    <p>{% translate {{platform[1].text}} %}</p>
+    {% capture platform_text %}{% translate {{platform[1].text}} %}{% endcapture %}
+    {% assign platform_text_length = platform_text | size %}
+    <p>{% if platform_text_length > page.max_wallet_text_length %}{% die Wallet text too long %}{% else %}{{platform_text}}{% endif %}</p>
     <div><img src="/img/screenshots/{{ platform[1].screenshot }}" alt="screenshot"></div>
   </div>
   <a><img src="/img/wallet/{{ wallet[0] }}.png" alt="{{ wallet[1].title }}" />{{ wallet[1].titleshort }}<span></span></a>
diff --git a/quality-assurance/schemas/wallets.yaml b/quality-assurance/schemas/wallets.yaml
index 51ca8bdf..b490c5fd 100644
--- a/quality-assurance/schemas/wallets.yaml
+++ b/quality-assurance/schemas/wallets.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ properties:
     description: The page identifier to use for translations
     type: string
 
+  max_wallet_text_length:
+    description: >
+      The global maximum length for a wallet text description in any
+      langugage (counted in Unicode characters).  Ensures text doesn't
+      overfill its box.
+    type: integer
+
   ## The wallets array
   wallets:
     description: The array containing all wallets
@@ -102,7 +109,7 @@ properties:
                 - desktop
             properties:
               desktop:
-                description: Wallets than run on desktop operating systems
+                description: Wallets that run on desktop operating systems
                 type: object
                 required: &desktop-required
                   - text