diff --git a/v2-community/src/gameobjects/Text.js b/v2-community/src/gameobjects/Text.js
index 2083e9805..177027a93 100755
--- a/v2-community/src/gameobjects/Text.js
+++ b/v2-community/src/gameobjects/Text.js
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ Phaser.Text = function (game, x, y, text, style) {
      */
     this.splitRegExp = /(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/;
 
+
+    /** The maximum number of characters that can be set.
+    * @property {number} characterLimitSize
+    */
+    this.characterLimitSize = -1;
+
+    /** The suffix that is applied to truncated text that is longer than the
+    * characterLimitSize.
+    * @property {string} characterLimitSuffix
+    */
+    this.characterLimitSuffix = '';
+
     /**
      * @property {number} _res - Internal canvas resolution var.
      * @private
@@ -375,6 +387,10 @@ Phaser.Text.prototype.updateText = function () {
 
     var outputText = this.text;
 
+    if (this.characterLimitSize > -1 && this.characterLimitSize < outputText.length) {
+        outputText = this.text.substring(0, this.characterLimitSize) + this.characterLimitSuffix;
+    }
+
     if (this.style.wordWrap)
     {
         outputText = this.runWordWrap(this.text);
@@ -1656,6 +1672,22 @@ Phaser.Text.prototype.getBounds = function (matrix) {
 
 };
 
+/**
+* Sets the character limit of the text, with a suffix.
+* If the text is longer than this limit, it is truncated and the suffix is appended.
+*
+* @method Phaser.Text#setCharacterLimit
+* @param {number} [characterLimit] - The x coordinate of the Text Bounds region.
+* @param {string} [suffix] - The suffix to append to the truncated text.
+*/
+Phaser.Text.prototype.setCharacterLimit = function (characterLimit, suffix) {
+
+    this.characterLimitSuffix = suffix == undefined ? '' : suffix;
+    this.characterLimitSize = characterLimit;
+
+    this.updateText();
+}
+
 /**
 * The text to be displayed by this Text object.
 * Use a \n to insert a carriage return and split the text.