diff --git a/libraries/insert_edit.lib.php b/libraries/insert_edit.lib.php
index b0eb334543..83c2dae5ef 100644
--- a/libraries/insert_edit.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/insert_edit.lib.php
@@ -1100,14 +1100,16 @@ function PMA_getBinaryAndBlobColumn(
             $data_size = PMA_Util::formatByteDown(
                 strlen(stripslashes($data)), 3, 1
             );
-            $html_output .= ' ('. $data_size [0] . ' ' . $data_size[1] . ')';
+            $html_output .= ' ('. $data_size[0] . ' ' . $data_size[1] . ')';
             unset($data_size);
         }
         $html_output .= '<input type="hidden" name="fields_type'
             . $column_name_appendix . '" value="protected" />'
             . '<input type="hidden" name="fields'
             . $column_name_appendix . '" value="" />';
-    } elseif ($column['is_blob']) {
+    } elseif ($column['is_blob']
+        || ($column['len'] > $GLOBALS['cfg']['LimitChars'])
+    ) {
         $html_output .= "\n" . PMA_getTextarea(
             $column, $backup_field, $column_name_appendix, $unnullify_trigger,
             $tabindex, $tabindex_for_value, $idindex, $text_dir,
@@ -2424,26 +2426,26 @@ function PMA_verifyWhetherValueCanBeTruncatedAndAppendExtraData(
 
 /**
  * Function to get the columns of a table
- * 
+ *
  * @param string $db    current db
  * @param string $table current table
- * 
- * @return array 
+ *
+ * @return array
  */
 function PMA_getTableColumns($db, $table)
 {
     $GLOBALS['dbi']->selectDb($db);
     return array_values($GLOBALS['dbi']->getColumns($db, $table));
-    
+
 }
 
 /**
  * Function to determine Insert/Edit rows
- * 
+ *
  * @param string $where_clause where clause
  * @param string $db           current database
  * @param string $table        current table
- * 
+ *
  * @return mixed
  */
 function PMA_determineInsertOrEdit($where_clause, $db, $table)
@@ -2466,7 +2468,7 @@ function PMA_determineInsertOrEdit($where_clause, $db, $table)
     if (isset($_REQUEST['after_insert'])) {
         $after_insert = $_REQUEST['after_insert'];
     }
-    
+
     if (isset($where_clause)) {
         // we are editing
         $insert_mode = false;
@@ -2484,15 +2486,15 @@ function PMA_determineInsertOrEdit($where_clause, $db, $table)
         $where_clause_array = null;
         $found_unique_key = false;
     }
-    
+
     // Copying a row - fetched data will be inserted as a new row,
     // therefore the where clause is needless.
-    if (isset($_REQUEST['default_action']) 
+    if (isset($_REQUEST['default_action'])
         && $_REQUEST['default_action'] === 'insert'
     ) {
         $where_clause = $where_clauses = null;
     }
-    
+
     return array(
         $insert_mode, $where_clause, $where_clause_array, $where_clauses,
         $result, $rows, $found_unique_key,
@@ -2502,10 +2504,10 @@ function PMA_determineInsertOrEdit($where_clause, $db, $table)
 
 /**
  * Function to get comments for the table columns
- * 
+ *
  * @param string $db    current database
  * @param string $table current table
- * 
+ *
  * @return array $comments_map comments for columns
  */
 function PMA_getCommentsMap($db, $table)
@@ -2524,16 +2526,16 @@ function PMA_getCommentsMap($db, $table)
     if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['ShowPropertyComments']) {
         $comments_map = PMA_getComments($db, $table);
     }
-    
+
     return $comments_map;
 }
 
 /**
  * Function to get URL parameters
- * 
+ *
  * @param string $db    current database
  * @param string $table current table
- * 
+ *
  * @return array $url_params url parameters
  */
 function PMA_getUrlParameters($db, $table)
@@ -2549,7 +2551,7 @@ function PMA_getUrlParameters($db, $table)
     if (preg_match('@^tbl_@', $GLOBALS['goto'])) {
         $url_params['table'] = $table;
     }
-    
+
     return $url_params;
 }
 ?>