diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c08710a3..6e27c4561 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ### Changed
 
-- **Breaking:** Configuration: `:chat, enabled` moved to `:shout, enabled` and `:instance, chat_limit` moved to `:instance, shout_limit`
+- **Breaking:** Configuration: `:chat, enabled` moved to `:shout, enabled` and `:instance, chat_limit` moved to `:shout, limit`
 - The `application` metadata returned with statuses is no longer hardcoded. Apps that want to display these details will now have valid data for new posts after this change.
 - HTTPSecurityPlug now sends a response header to opt out of Google's FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) targeted advertising.
 - Email address is now returned if requesting user is the owner of the user account so it can be exposed in client and FE user settings UIs.
diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index e2bf0cfc1..2f8a18788 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ config :pleroma, :instance,
   instance_thumbnail: "/instance/thumbnail.jpeg",
   limit: 5_000,
   description_limit: 5_000,
-  shout_limit: 5_000,
   remote_limit: 100_000,
   upload_limit: 16_000_000,
   avatar_upload_limit: 2_000_000,
@@ -457,7 +456,9 @@ config :pleroma, :media_preview_proxy,
   image_quality: 85,
   min_content_length: 100 * 1024
 
-config :pleroma, :shout, enabled: true
+config :pleroma, :shout,
+  enabled: true,
+  limit: 5_000
 
 config :phoenix, :format_encoders, json: Jason
 
diff --git a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
index 069421722..4e20309a1 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ For from source installations Pleroma configuration works by first importing the
 
 To add configuration to your config file, you can copy it from the base config. The latest version of it can be viewed [here](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/blob/develop/config/config.exs). You can also use this file if you don't know how an option is supposed to be formatted.
 
-## :chat
+## :shout
 
-* `enabled` - Enables the backend chat. Defaults to `true`.
+* `enabled` - Enables the backend Shoutbox chat feature. Defaults to `true`.
+* `limit` - Shout character limit. Defaults to `5_000`
 
 ## :instance
 * `name`: The instance’s name.
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ To add configuration to your config file, you can copy it from the base config.
 * `description`: The instance’s description, can be seen in nodeinfo and ``/api/v1/instance``.
 * `limit`: Posts character limit (CW/Subject included in the counter).
 * `description_limit`: The character limit for image descriptions.
-* `chat_limit`: Character limit of the instance chat messages.
 * `remote_limit`: Hard character limit beyond which remote posts will be dropped.
 * `upload_limit`: File size limit of uploads (except for avatar, background, banner).
 * `avatar_upload_limit`: File size limit of user’s profile avatars.
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
index 75964f176..fcb4e2466 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.InstanceView do
       background_upload_limit: Keyword.get(instance, :background_upload_limit),
       banner_upload_limit: Keyword.get(instance, :banner_upload_limit),
       background_image: Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url() <> Keyword.get(instance, :background_image),
-      shout_limit: Keyword.get(instance, :shout_limit),
+      shout_limit: Config.get([:shout, :limit]),
       description_limit: Keyword.get(instance, :description_limit),
       pleroma: %{
         metadata: %{
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/shout_channel.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/shout_channel.ex
index 1d97858d6..dc342fdfb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/shout_channel.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/shout_channel.ex
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ShoutChannel do
   def handle_in("new_msg", %{"text" => text}, %{assigns: %{user_name: user_name}} = socket) do
     text = String.trim(text)
 
-    if String.length(text) in 1..Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :shout_limit]) do
+    if String.length(text) in 1..Pleroma.Config.get([:shout, :limit]) do
       author = User.get_cached_by_nickname(user_name)
       author_json = AccountView.render("show.json", user: author, skip_visibility_check: true)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/shout_channel_test.ex b/test/pleroma/web/shout_channel_test.ex
index ba6730ceb..b4d661689 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/shout_channel_test.ex
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/shout_channel_test.ex
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ShoutChannelTest do
   end
 
   describe "message lengths" do
-    setup do: clear_config([:instance, :shout_limit])
+    setup do: clear_config([:shout, :limit])
 
     test "it ignores messages of length zero", %{socket: socket} do
       push(socket, "new_msg", %{"text" => ""})
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ShoutChannelTest do
     end
 
     test "it ignores messages above a certain length", %{socket: socket} do
-      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :shout_limit], 2)
+      Pleroma.Config.put([:shout, :limit], 2)
       push(socket, "new_msg", %{"text" => "123"})
       refute_broadcast("new_msg", %{text: "123"})
     end