diff --git a/Mixer/Chain.C b/Mixer/Chain.C
index 1dd35e4..ab0cb27 100644
--- a/Mixer/Chain.C
+++ b/Mixer/Chain.C
@@ -398,6 +398,12 @@ Chain::can_configure_outputs ( Module *m, int n ) const
     return true;
 }
 
+int
+Chain::maximum_name_length ( void )
+{
+    return JACK::Client::maximum_name_length() - strlen( APP_NAME "/" );
+}
+
 /* rename chain... we have to let our modules know our name has
  * changed so they can take the appropriate action (in particular the
  * JACK module). */
@@ -407,7 +413,6 @@ Chain::name ( const char *name )
     char ename[512];
     snprintf( ename, sizeof(ename), "%s/%s", APP_NAME, name );
 
-
     if ( ! _engine )
     {
         _engine = new Engine( &Chain::process, this );
diff --git a/Mixer/Chain.H b/Mixer/Chain.H
index 1522add..80917d3 100644
--- a/Mixer/Chain.H
+++ b/Mixer/Chain.H
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ public:
 
     void log_children ( void );
 
+    static int maximum_name_length ( void );
+
     Engine *engine ( void ) const { return _engine; }
 
     LOG_CREATE_FUNC( Chain );
diff --git a/Mixer/Engine/Engine.H b/Mixer/Engine/Engine.H
index afdb7bc..a30317c 100644
--- a/Mixer/Engine/Engine.H
+++ b/Mixer/Engine/Engine.H
@@ -64,5 +64,4 @@ public:
 
     int dropped ( void ) const { return _buffers_dropped; }
     void buffer_size_callback ( void ( *buffer_size_callback ) ( nframes_t, void * ), void *user_data );
-
 };
diff --git a/Mixer/Mixer_Strip.C b/Mixer/Mixer_Strip.C
index 51576d2..e1903f5 100644
--- a/Mixer/Mixer_Strip.C
+++ b/Mixer/Mixer_Strip.C
@@ -238,11 +238,19 @@ void Mixer_Strip::cb_handle(Fl_Widget* o, void* v) {
     ((Mixer_Strip*)(v))->cb_handle(o);
 }
 
-
-
 void
 Mixer_Strip::name ( const char *name ) {
+
+
     char *s = strdup( name );
+
+    if ( strlen( s ) > Chain::maximum_name_length() )
+    {
+        s[Chain::maximum_name_length() - 1] = '\0';
+
+        fl_alert( "Name \"%s\" is too long, truncating to \"%s\"", name, s );
+    }
+
     name_field->value( s );
     label( s );
     if ( _chain )
diff --git a/nonlib/JACK/Client.H b/nonlib/JACK/Client.H
index fc4f28a..06edb64 100644
--- a/nonlib/JACK/Client.H
+++ b/nonlib/JACK/Client.H
@@ -98,5 +98,6 @@ namespace JACK
         bool zombified ( void ) const { return _zombified; }
         float cpu_load ( void ) const { return jack_cpu_load( _client ); }
 
+        static int maximum_name_length ( void ) { return jack_client_name_size(); }
     };
 }