diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/components/LabelsSelectionSheet.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/components/LabelsSelectionSheet.kt
index 0461149a7..7022e28f8 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/components/LabelsSelectionSheet.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/components/LabelsSelectionSheet.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package app.omnivore.omnivore.ui.components
 
 import LabelChip
+import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.compose.foundation.*
 import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.FocusInteraction
 import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
@@ -341,19 +342,33 @@ fun LabelsSelectionSheetContent(
       )
 
       if (!isLibraryMode && filterTextValue.text.isNotEmpty() && currentLabel == null) {
+        val context = LocalContext.current
         Row(
           horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.Start,
           verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
           modifier = Modifier
             .fillMaxWidth()
             .clickable {
-              val label = findOrCreateLabel(
-                labelsViewModel = labelsViewModel,
-                labels = labels,
-                name = filterTextValue
-              )
-              state.addChip(LabelChipView(label))
-              filterTextValue = TextFieldValue()
+              when(labelsViewModel.validateLabelName(filterTextValue.text)) {
+                LabelsViewModel.Error.LabelNameTooLong -> {
+                  Toast.makeText(
+                    context,
+                    context.getString(R.string.label_selection_sheet_label_too_long_error_msg,
+                      labelsViewModel.labelNameMaxLength),
+                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                  ).show()
+                }
+                null -> {
+                  val label = findOrCreateLabel(
+                    labelsViewModel = labelsViewModel,
+                    labels = labels,
+                    name = filterTextValue
+                  )
+
+                  state.addChip(LabelChipView(label))
+                  filterTextValue = TextFieldValue()
+                }
+              }
             }
             .padding(horizontal = 10.dp)
             .padding(top = 10.dp, bottom = 5.dp)
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/components/LabelsViewModel.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/components/LabelsViewModel.kt
index f75959f70..7b26a05df 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/components/LabelsViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/components/LabelsViewModel.kt
@@ -1,34 +1,16 @@
 package app.omnivore.omnivore.ui.components
 
-
-import android.content.ClipData
-import android.content.ClipboardManager
-import android.content.Context
-import android.content.Intent
-import android.net.Uri
 import android.util.Log
-import android.widget.Toast
-import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.startActivity
 import androidx.lifecycle.*
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.DatastoreKeys
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.DatastoreRepository
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.dataService.*
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.type.CreateLabelInput
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.type.SetLabelsInput
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.models.ServerSyncStatus
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.networking.*
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence.entities.SavedItem
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence.entities.SavedItemAndSavedItemLabelCrossRef
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence.entities.SavedItemLabel
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.ui.components.LabelSwatchHelper
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.ui.library.SavedItemAction
 import com.apollographql.apollo3.api.Optional.Companion.presentIfNotNull
-import com.google.gson.Gson
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
-import java.time.Instant
 import java.time.LocalDate
 import java.time.ZoneOffset
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
@@ -42,6 +24,25 @@ class LabelsViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val dataService: DataService,
     private val networker: Networker
 ): ViewModel() {
+    val labelNameMaxLength = 64
+
+    enum class Error {
+        LabelNameTooLong
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether or not the provided label name is valid.
+     * @param labelName The name of the label.
+     * @return null if valid, [Error] otherwise.
+     */
+    fun validateLabelName(labelName: String): Error? {
+        val trimmedName = labelName.trim()
+        if (trimmedName.count() > labelNameMaxLength) {
+            return Error.LabelNameTooLong
+        }
+
+        return null
+    }
 
     fun createNewSavedItemLabelWithTemp(labelName: String, hexColorValue: String): SavedItemLabel {
         val tempId = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ad7f2a3ea..2867be8e3 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     <string name="label_selection_sheet_action_search">Search</string>
     <string name="label_selection_sheet_action_save">Save</string>
     <string name="label_selection_sheet_text_create">Create a new label named \"%1$s\"</string>
+    <string name="label_selection_sheet_label_too_long_error_msg">The name provided is too long (must be less or equal than %1$d characters)</string>
 
     <!-- LibraryFilterBar -->
     <string name="library_filter_bar_label_labels">Labels</string>