diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierService.java
index b7ddd096b..8a18c26d4 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierService.java
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public class DossierService {
             throw new BadRequestException("Dossier template is not active.");
         }
 
+        validateDossierName(createOrUpdateDossierRequest);
+
         try {
             return dossierPersistenceService.insert(createOrUpdateDossierRequest);
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -68,6 +70,14 @@ public class DossierService {
     }
 
 
+    private void validateDossierName(CreateOrUpdateDossierRequest createOrUpdateDossierRequest) {
+
+        if (createOrUpdateDossierRequest.getDossierName().length() > 254) {
+            throw new BadRequestException("Dossier name can not be longer than 254 characters");
+        }
+    }
+
+
     public DossierEntity updateDossier(CreateOrUpdateDossierRequest dossierRequest, String dossierId) {
 
         var dossierTemplate = dossierTemplatePersistenceService.getDossierTemplate(dossierRequest.getDossierTemplateId());
@@ -143,6 +153,7 @@ public class DossierService {
         return dossierPersistenceService.findAllDossiersForDossierTemplateId(dossierTemplateId);
     }
 
+
     public Set<String> getAllDossierIdsForDossierTemplateId(String dossierTemplateId) {
 
         return dossierPersistenceService.findAllDossierIdsForDossierTemplateId(dossierTemplateId);
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierTest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierTest.java
index f87d39a54..2d289bfce 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierTest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.iqser.red.service.peristence.v1.server.integration.tests;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile;
+import org.testcontainers.shaded.org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import com.iqser.red.service.peristence.v1.server.integration.client.DictionaryClient;
@@ -522,4 +525,20 @@ public class DossierTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
 
     }
 
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateDossierWithNameLongerThan254Characters() {
+
+        var dossierTemplate = dossierTemplateTesterAndProvider.provideTestTemplate();
+        dossierTemplateTesterAndProvider.provideDefaultColors(dossierTemplate.getId());
+
+        String validName = StringUtils.repeat("a", 254);
+        dossierTesterAndProvider.provideTestDossier(dossierTemplate, validName);
+        String invalidName = StringUtils.repeat("a", 255);
+
+        var result = assertThrows(FeignException.class, () -> dossierTesterAndProvider.provideTestDossier(dossierTemplate, invalidName));
+        assertTrue(result.getMessage().contains("Dossier name can not be longer than 254 characters"));
+    }
+
+
 }