diff --git a/modules/image/image.field.inc b/modules/image/image.field.inc
index 07cc1e0..86854a1 100644
--- a/modules/image/image.field.inc
+++ b/modules/image/image.field.inc
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ function image_field_widget_process($element, &$form_state, $form) {
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#default_value' => isset($item['alt']) ? $item['alt'] : '',
     '#description' => t('This text will be used by screen readers, search engines, or when the image cannot be loaded.'),
-    '#maxlength' => variable_get('image_alt_length', 80), // See http://www.gawds.org/show.php?contentid=28.
+    '#maxlength' => IMAGE_TEXT_LENGTH_MAX, // See http://www.gawds.org/show.php?contentid=28.
     '#weight' => -2,
     '#access' => (bool) $item['fid'] && $settings['alt_field'],
   );
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ function image_field_widget_process($element, &$form_state, $form) {
     '#title' => t('Title'),
     '#default_value' => isset($item['title']) ? $item['title'] : '',
     '#description' => t('The title is used as a tool tip when the user hovers the mouse over the image.'),
-    '#maxlength' => variable_get('image_title_length', 500),
+    '#maxlength' => IMAGE_TEXT_LENGTH_MAX,
     '#weight' => -1,
     '#access' => (bool) $item['fid'] && $settings['title_field'],
   );
diff --git a/modules/image/image.install b/modules/image/image.install
index 121e8c7..16f3249 100644
--- a/modules/image/image.install
+++ b/modules/image/image.install
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ function image_field_schema($field) {
       'alt' => array(
         'description' => "Alternative image text, for the image's 'alt' attribute.",
         'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 128,
+        'length' => IMAGE_TEXT_LENGTH_MAX,
         'not null' => FALSE,
       ),
       'title' => array(
         'description' => "Image title text, for the image's 'title' attribute.",
         'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 128,
+        'length' => IMAGE_TEXT_LENGTH_MAX,
         'not null' => FALSE,
       ),
     ),
diff --git a/modules/image/image.module b/modules/image/image.module
index d2d081c..e7f42cd 100644
--- a/modules/image/image.module
+++ b/modules/image/image.module
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ define('IMAGE_STORAGE_EDITABLE', IMAGE_STORAGE_NORMAL | IMAGE_STORAGE_OVERRIDE);
  */
 define('IMAGE_STORAGE_MODULE', IMAGE_STORAGE_OVERRIDE | IMAGE_STORAGE_DEFAULT);
 
+/**
+ * Image text length constant to represent maximum length for title/alt text.
+ */
+define('IMAGE_TEXT_LENGTH_MAX', 1024);
+
 // Load all Field module hooks for Image.
 require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/modules/image/image.field.inc';