diff --git a/app/models/concerns/searchable.rb b/app/models/concerns/searchable.rb
index 8b39504ef..17d1f186a 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/searchable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/searchable.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module Searchable
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
+  SEARCH_CONTENT_LIMIT = 32.kilobytes
+
   included do
     after_create_commit :create_in_search_index
     after_update_commit :update_in_search_index
@@ -32,11 +34,15 @@ module Searchable
         card_id: search_card_id,
         board_id: search_board_id,
         title: search_title,
-        content: search_content,
+        content: search_record_content,
         created_at: created_at
       }
     end
 
+    def search_record_content
+      search_content&.truncate_bytes(SEARCH_CONTENT_LIMIT, omission: "")
+    end
+
     def search_record_class
       Search::Record.for(account_id)
     end
diff --git a/test/models/card/searchable_test.rb b/test/models/card/searchable_test.rb
index d6dcdf60c..5c7ca9c86 100644
--- a/test/models/card/searchable_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/card/searchable_test.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,24 @@ class Card::SearchableTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_not_includes results, card_in_other_board
   end
 
+  test "search content is truncated to a reasonable limit" do
+    search_record_class = Search::Record.for(@user.account_id)
+
+    # Create a card with unreasonably long content
+    long_content = "asdf " * Searchable::SEARCH_CONTENT_LIMIT
+    card = @board.cards.create!(title: "Card with long description", creator: @user)
+    card.description = ActionText::Content.new(long_content)
+    card.save!
+
+    # Check if was indexed
+    results = Card.mentioning("asdf", user: @user)
+    assert_includes results, card
+
+    # Check the content length was within the limit
+    search_record = search_record_class.find_by(searchable_type: "Card", searchable_id: card.id)
+    assert search_record.content.bytesize <= Searchable::SEARCH_CONTENT_LIMIT
+  end
+
   test "deleting card removes search record and FTS entry" do
     search_record_class = Search::Record.for(@user.account_id)
     card = @board.cards.create!(title: "Card to delete", creator: @user)