diff --git a/Content.Client/Chat/Managers/ChatManager.cs b/Content.Client/Chat/Managers/ChatManager.cs
index 4af4b111e4..6ec3cfffa7 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Chat/Managers/ChatManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Chat/Managers/ChatManager.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ using Content.Client.Administration.Managers;
 using Content.Client.Chat.UI;
 using Content.Client.Ghost;
 using Content.Shared.Administration;
+using Content.Shared.CCVar;
 using Content.Shared.Chat;
 using Robust.Client.Console;
 using Robust.Client.Graphics;
 using Robust.Client.Player;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls;
+using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
 using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Shared.IoC;
 using Robust.Shared.Localization;
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Chat.Managers
         /// <summary>
         ///     The max amount of characters an entity can send in one message
         /// </summary>
-        private int _maxMessageLength = 1000;
+        private int MaxMessageLength => _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ChatMaxMessageLength);
 
         public const char ConCmdSlash = '/';
         public const char OOCAlias = '[';
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Chat.Managers
         [Dependency] private readonly IEyeManager _eyeManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IUserInterfaceManager _userInterfaceManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IClientAdminManager _adminMgr = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _cfg = default!;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Current chat box control. This can be modified, so do not depend on saving a reference to this.
@@ -128,15 +131,11 @@ namespace Content.Client.Chat.Managers
         public void Initialize()
         {
             _netManager.RegisterNetMessage<MsgChatMessage>(OnChatMessage);
-            _netManager.RegisterNetMessage<ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage>(OnMaxLengthReceived);
 
             _speechBubbleRoot = new LayoutContainer();
             LayoutContainer.SetAnchorPreset(_speechBubbleRoot, LayoutContainer.LayoutPreset.Wide);
             _userInterfaceManager.StateRoot.AddChild(_speechBubbleRoot);
             _speechBubbleRoot.SetPositionFirst();
-
-            // When connexion is achieved, request the max chat message length
-            _netManager.Connected += RequestMaxLength;
         }
 
         public void PostInject()
@@ -383,12 +382,12 @@ namespace Content.Client.Chat.Managers
                 return;
 
             // Check if message is longer than the character limit
-            if (text.Length > _maxMessageLength)
+            if (text.Length > MaxMessageLength)
             {
                 if (CurrentChatBox != null)
                 {
                     string locWarning = Loc.GetString("chat-manager-max-message-length",
-                                            ("maxMessageLength", _maxMessageLength));
+                                            ("maxMessageLength", MaxMessageLength));
                     CurrentChatBox.AddLine(locWarning, ChatChannel.Server, Color.Orange);
                     CurrentChatBox.ClearOnEnter = false; // The text shouldn't be cleared if it hasn't been sent
                 }
@@ -510,17 +509,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Chat.Managers
             }
         }
 
-        private void OnMaxLengthReceived(ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage msg)
-        {
-            _maxMessageLength = msg.MaxMessageLength;
-        }
-
-        private void RequestMaxLength(object? sender, NetChannelArgs args)
-        {
-            ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage msg = _netManager.CreateNetMessage<ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage>();
-            _netManager.ClientSendMessage(msg);
-        }
-
         private void AddSpeechBubble(MsgChatMessage msg, SpeechBubble.SpeechType speechType)
         {
             if (!_entityManager.TryGetEntity(msg.SenderEntity, out var entity))
diff --git a/Content.Server/Chat/Managers/ChatManager.cs b/Content.Server/Chat/Managers/ChatManager.cs
index 17e24a7078..8bc32991b4 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Chat/Managers/ChatManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Chat/Managers/ChatManager.cs
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ using Content.Shared.ActionBlocker;
 using Content.Shared.Administration;
 using Content.Shared.CCVar;
 using Content.Shared.Chat;
-using Content.Shared.Emoting;
 using Content.Shared.Inventory;
 using Content.Shared.Notification.Managers;
-using Content.Shared.Speech;
 using Robust.Server.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Server.Player;
 using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Chat.Managers
         /// <summary>
         /// The maximum length a player-sent message can be sent
         /// </summary>
-        public const int MaxMessageLength = 1000;
+        public int MaxMessageLength => _configurationManager.GetCVar(CCVars.ChatMaxMessageLength);
 
         private const int VoiceRange = 7; // how far voice goes in world units
 
@@ -64,12 +62,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.Chat.Managers
         public void Initialize()
         {
             _netManager.RegisterNetMessage<MsgChatMessage>();
-            _netManager.RegisterNetMessage<ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage>(OnMaxLengthRequest);
-
-            // Tell all the connected players the chat's character limit
-            var msg = _netManager.CreateNetMessage<ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage>();
-            msg.MaxMessageLength = MaxMessageLength;
-            _netManager.ServerSendToAll(msg);
 
             _configurationManager.OnValueChanged(CCVars.OocEnabled, OnOocEnabledChanged, true);
             _configurationManager.OnValueChanged(CCVars.AdminOocEnabled, OnAdminOocEnabledChanged, true);
@@ -368,13 +360,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.Chat.Managers
             _netManager.ServerSendToAll(msg);
         }
 
-        private void OnMaxLengthRequest(ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage msg)
-        {
-            var response = _netManager.CreateNetMessage<ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage>();
-            response.MaxMessageLength = MaxMessageLength;
-            _netManager.ServerSendMessage(response, msg.MsgChannel);
-        }
-
         public void RegisterChatTransform(TransformChat handler)
         {
             _chatTransformHandlers.Add(handler);
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 2538e65852..6ba43c71e8 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -345,5 +345,12 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
 
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool> ViewportScaleRender =
             CVarDef.Create("viewport.scale_render", true, CVar.CLIENTONLY | CVar.ARCHIVE);
+
+        /*
+         * CHAT
+         */
+
+        public static readonly CVarDef<int> ChatMaxMessageLength =
+            CVarDef.Create("chat.max_message_length", 1000, CVar.SERVER | CVar.REPLICATED);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Chat/ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage.cs b/Content.Shared/Chat/ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index f00062b21b..0000000000
--- a/Content.Shared/Chat/ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-using Lidgren.Network;
-using Robust.Shared.Network;
-
-namespace Content.Shared.Chat
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// This message is sent by the server to let clients know what is the chat's character limit for this server.
-    /// It is first sent by the client as a request
-    /// </summary>
-    public sealed class ChatMaxMsgLengthMessage : NetMessage
-    {
-        public override MsgGroups MsgGroup => MsgGroups.Command;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The max length a player-sent message can get
-        /// </summary>
-        public int MaxMessageLength { get; set; }
-
-        public override void ReadFromBuffer(NetIncomingMessage buffer)
-        {
-            MaxMessageLength = buffer.ReadInt32();
-        }
-
-        public override void WriteToBuffer(NetOutgoingMessage buffer)
-        {
-            buffer.Write(MaxMessageLength);
-        }
-    }
-}