diff --git a/backend/open_webui/config.py b/backend/open_webui/config.py
index f799b09057..bc626161db 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/config.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/config.py
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ ENABLE_CODE_INTERPRETER = os.getenv('ENABLE_CODE_INTERPRETER', 'True').lower() =
 ENABLE_MEMORIES = os.getenv('ENABLE_MEMORIES', 'True').lower() == 'true'
 ENABLE_MEMORY_BACKGROUND_REVIEW = os.getenv('ENABLE_MEMORY_BACKGROUND_REVIEW', 'False').lower() == 'true'
 MEMORIES_REVIEW_INTERVAL_TURNS = int(os.getenv('MEMORIES_REVIEW_INTERVAL_TURNS', '10'))
+MEMORIES_USER_CHAR_LIMIT = int(os.getenv('MEMORIES_USER_CHAR_LIMIT', '2000'))
 MEMORIES_CONTEXT_CHAR_LIMIT = int(os.getenv('MEMORIES_CONTEXT_CHAR_LIMIT', '2000'))
 
 CODE_INTERPRETER_ENGINE = os.getenv('CODE_INTERPRETER_ENGINE', 'pyodide')
@@ -2684,6 +2685,7 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     'memories.enable': ENABLE_MEMORIES,
     'memories.background_review.enable': ENABLE_MEMORY_BACKGROUND_REVIEW,
     'memories.review_interval_turns': MEMORIES_REVIEW_INTERVAL_TURNS,
+    'memories.user_char_limit': MEMORIES_USER_CHAR_LIMIT,
     'memories.context_char_limit': MEMORIES_CONTEXT_CHAR_LIMIT,
     'code_interpreter.engine': CODE_INTERPRETER_ENGINE,
     'code_interpreter.prompt_template': CODE_INTERPRETER_PROMPT_TEMPLATE,