diff --git a/routes/api/comments/index.js b/routes/api/comments/index.js
index 168b89fc3..3ca2f4877 100644
--- a/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ router.post('/', wordlist.filter('body'), (req, res, next) => {
 
       // Return `premod` if pre-moderation is enabled and an empty "new" status
       // in the event that it is not in pre-moderation mode.
-      .then(({moderation}) => moderation === 'pre' ? 'premod' : '');
+      .then(({moderation, charCountEnable, charCount}) => {
+        // Reject if the comment is too long
+        if (charCountEnable && body.length > charCount) {
+          return 'rejected';
+        }
+        return moderation === 'pre' ? 'premod' : '';
+      });
   }
 
   status.then((status) => Comment.publicCreate({
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js b/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
index b3e4e2675..fdd4e4bbe 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -197,6 +197,28 @@ describe('/api/v1/comments', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    it('should create a rejected comment if the body is above the character count', () => {
+      return Asset
+        .findOrCreateByUrl('https://coralproject.net/article1')
+        .then((asset) => {
+          return Asset
+            .overrideSettings(asset.id, {charCountEnable: true, charCount: 10})
+            .then(() => asset);
+        })
+        .then((asset) => {
+          return chai.request(app)
+            .post('/api/v1/comments')
+            .set(passport.inject({roles: []}))
+            .send({'body': 'This is way way way way way too long.', 'author_id': '123', 'asset_id': asset.id, 'parent_id': ''});
+        })
+        .then((res) => {
+          expect(res).to.have.status(201);
+          expect(res.body).to.have.property('id');
+          expect(res.body).to.have.property('asset_id');
+          expect(res.body).to.have.property('status', 'rejected');
+        });
+    });
+
     it('shouldn\'t create a comment when the asset has expired commenting', () => {
       return Asset.create({
         closedAt: new Date().setDate(0),