diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/api/profile.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/api/profile.py
index 28de57068c..371e4a4186 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/api/profile.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/api/profile.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from pytz import UTC
 import analytics
 
 from eventtracking import tracker
+from ..accounts import NAME_MIN_LENGTH
 from ..accounts.views import AccountView
 from ..models import User, UserPreference, UserOrgTag
 from ..helpers import intercept_errors
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ class ProfileInternalError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+FULL_NAME_MAX_LENGTH = 255
+FULL_NAME_MIN_LENGTH = NAME_MIN_LENGTH
+
+
 @intercept_errors(ProfileInternalError, ignore_errors=[ProfileRequestError])
 def preference_info(username):
     """Retrieve information about a user's preferences.
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py
index c9c841527e..3d11542e38 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from ..api import account as account_api, profile as profile_api
 from ..models import UserOrgTag
 from ..tests.factories import UserPreferenceFactory
 from ..tests.test_constants import SORTED_COUNTRIES
-from openedx.core.djangoapps.user_api.accounts import NAME_MIN_LENGTH
 
 
 TEST_API_KEY = "test_api_key"
@@ -842,7 +841,7 @@ class RegistrationViewTest(ApiTestCase):
                 u"label": u"Full name",
                 u"instructions": u"The name that will appear on your certificates",
                 u"restrictions": {
-                    "max_length": NAME_MIN_LENGTH,
+                    "max_length": profile_api.FULL_NAME_MAX_LENGTH,
                 },
             }
         )
@@ -922,7 +921,7 @@ class RegistrationViewTest(ApiTestCase):
                     u"label": u"Full name",
                     u"instructions": u"The name that will appear on your certificates",
                     u"restrictions": {
-                        "max_length": NAME_MIN_LENGTH
+                        "max_length": profile_api.FULL_NAME_MAX_LENGTH,
                     }
                 }
             )
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/views.py
index 0a93898c5a..929c7133d1 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/views.py
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ from .helpers import FormDescription, shim_student_view, require_post_params
 from .models import UserPreference, UserProfile
 from .serializers import UserSerializer, UserPreferenceSerializer
 
-from openedx.core.djangoapps.user_api.accounts import NAME_MIN_LENGTH
-
 
 class LoginSessionView(APIView):
     """HTTP end-points for logging in users. """
@@ -352,7 +350,7 @@ class RegistrationView(APIView):
             label=name_label,
             instructions=name_instructions,
             restrictions={
-                "max_length": NAME_MIN_LENGTH,
+                "max_length": profile_api.FULL_NAME_MAX_LENGTH,
             },
             required=required
         )