diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/errors.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/errors.go
index af11c84f652..93f6b1152e0 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/errors.go
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ var (
 		Reason:     "uid too long, max 40 characters",
 		StatusCode: 400,
 	}
+	ErrDashboardMessageTooLong = DashboardErr{
+		Reason:     "message too long, max 500 characters",
+		StatusCode: 400,
+	}
 	ErrDashboardCannotSaveProvisionedDashboard = DashboardErr{
 		Reason:     "Cannot save provisioned dashboard",
 		StatusCode: 400,
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
index 77df8b33da7..037cf3b53d0 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) BuildSaveDashboardCommand(ctx context.Context, d
 		return nil, dashboards.ErrDashboardTitleEmpty
 	}
 
+	if len(dto.Message) > 500 {
+		return nil, dashboards.ErrDashboardMessageTooLong
+	}
+
 	metrics.MFolderIDsServiceCount.WithLabelValues(metrics.Dashboard).Inc()
 	// nolint:staticcheck
 	if dash.IsFolder && dash.FolderID > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go
index cada629f1d5..eff505300b6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go
@@ -67,6 +67,22 @@ func TestDashboardService(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			})
 
+			t.Run("Should return validation error if message is too long", func(t *testing.T) {
+				dto.Dashboard = dashboards.NewDashboard("Dash")
+				dto.Message = `Here we go, 500+ characters for testing. I'm sorry that you're
+				having to read this. I spent too long trying to come up with something clever 
+				to say or a funny joke. Unforuntately, nothing came to mind. So instead, I'm
+				will share this with you, as a form of payment for having to read this:
+				https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=KeoTIpn9tUtQnOBk! Enjoy :) Now lets see if 
+				this test passes or if the result is more exciting than these 500 characters
+				I wrote. Best of luck to the both of us!`
+				_, err := service.SaveDashboard(context.Background(), dto, false)
+				require.Equal(t, err, dashboards.ErrDashboardMessageTooLong)
+
+				// set to a shorter message for the rest of the tests
+				dto.Message = `message`
+			})
+
 			t.Run("Should return validation error if folder is named General", func(t *testing.T) {
 				dto.Dashboard = dashboards.NewDashboardFolder("General")
 				_, err := service.SaveDashboard(context.Background(), dto, false)
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardForm.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardForm.tsx
index 39933216aa8..7845c4b8ee8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardForm.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardForm.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { Button, Checkbox, TextArea, Stack, Alert, Box, Field } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Trans, t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import { SaveDashboardOptions } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/SaveDashboard/types';
 
 import { DashboardScene } from '../scene/DashboardScene';
@@ -49,7 +50,26 @@ export function SaveDashboardForm({ dashboard, drawer, changeInfo }: Props) {
     <SaveButton isValid={hasChanges} isLoading={state.loading} onSave={onSave} overwrite={overwrite} />
   );
 
+  const isMessageTooLongError = (message?: string) => {
+    return message && message.length > 500;
+  };
+
   function renderFooter(error?: Error) {
+    if (isMessageTooLongError(options.message)) {
+      const messageLength = options.message?.length ?? 0;
+
+      return (
+        <Alert title={t('save-dashboards.message-length.title', 'Message too long')} severity="error">
+          <p>
+            <Trans i18nKey="save-dashboards.message-length.info">
+              The message is {{ messageLength }} characters, which exceeds the maximum length of 500 characters. Please
+              shorten it before saving.
+            </Trans>
+          </p>
+        </Alert>
+      );
+    }
+
     if (isVersionMismatchError(error)) {
       return (
         <Alert title="Someone else has updated this dashboard" severity="error">
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index f68a771ff6b..536293a7b70 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -2886,6 +2886,10 @@
     "title": "Unable to find application file"
   },
   "save-dashboards": {
+    "message-length": {
+      "info": "The message is {{messageLength}} characters, which exceeds the maximum length of 500 characters. Please shorten it before saving.",
+      "title": "Message too long"
+    },
     "name-exists": {
       "message-info": "A dashboard with the same name in the selected folder already exists, including recently deleted dashboards.",
       "message-suggestion": "Please choose a different name or folder.",
diff --git a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
index 88ca996b76a..e016299a6c3 100644
--- a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
@@ -2886,6 +2886,10 @@
     "title": "Ůʼnäþľę ŧő ƒįʼnđ äppľįčäŧįőʼn ƒįľę"
   },
   "save-dashboards": {
+    "message-length": {
+      "info": "Ŧĥę męşşäģę įş {{messageLength}} čĥäřäčŧęřş, ŵĥįčĥ ęχčęęđş ŧĥę mäχįmūm ľęʼnģŧĥ őƒ 500 čĥäřäčŧęřş. Pľęäşę şĥőřŧęʼn įŧ þęƒőřę şävįʼnģ.",
+      "title": "Męşşäģę ŧőő ľőʼnģ"
+    },
     "name-exists": {
       "message-info": "Å đäşĥþőäřđ ŵįŧĥ ŧĥę şämę ʼnämę įʼn ŧĥę şęľęčŧęđ ƒőľđęř äľřęäđy ęχįşŧş, įʼnčľūđįʼnģ řęčęʼnŧľy đęľęŧęđ đäşĥþőäřđş.",
       "message-suggestion": "Pľęäşę čĥőőşę ä đįƒƒęřęʼnŧ ʼnämę őř ƒőľđęř.",