diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/auties00/cobalt/client/WhatsAppClient.java b/src/main/java/com/github/auties00/cobalt/client/WhatsAppClient.java
index 6a7ce9888..2313d033f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/auties00/cobalt/client/WhatsAppClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/auties00/cobalt/client/WhatsAppClient.java
@@ -880,6 +880,10 @@ public void changeName(String newName) {
      * @param newAbout the non-null new status
      */
     public void changeAbout(String newAbout) {
+        if (newAbout.trim().split("\\s+").length > 50) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("About cannot be longer than 50 words");
+        }
+
         var statusNode = new NodeBuilder()
                 .description("status")
                 .content(newAbout.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))