diff --git a/src/constants.go b/src/constants.go
index 04b10903..acb3b4cc 100644
--- a/src/constants.go
+++ b/src/constants.go
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ const (
 	readerBufferSize = 64 * 1024
 
 	// Terminal
-	initialDelay    = 20 * time.Millisecond
-	initialDelayTac = 100 * time.Millisecond
-	spinnerDuration = 200 * time.Millisecond
+	initialDelay     = 20 * time.Millisecond
+	initialDelayTac  = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	spinnerDuration  = 200 * time.Millisecond
+	maxPatternLength = 100
 
 	// Matcher
 	numPartitionsMultiplier = 8
diff --git a/src/terminal.go b/src/terminal.go
index 5b26eebe..fa758e93 100644
--- a/src/terminal.go
+++ b/src/terminal.go
@@ -1337,6 +1337,11 @@ func (t *Terminal) Loop() {
 			if !doAction(action, mapkey) {
 				continue
 			}
+			// Truncate the query if it's too long
+			if len(t.input) > maxPatternLength {
+				t.input = t.input[:maxPatternLength]
+				t.cx = util.Constrain(t.cx, 0, maxPatternLength)
+			}
 			changed = string(previousInput) != string(t.input)
 		} else {
 			if mapkey == C.Rune {