diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/Type.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/Type.java
index c99c34384..215bcb9f0 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/Type.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/Type.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public abstract class Type<T> implements ByteBufReader<T>, ByteBufWriter<T> {
     @Deprecated
     public static final Type<Integer[]> UNSIGNED_SHORT_ARRAY = new ArrayType<>(Type.UNSIGNED_SHORT);
     /* Other Types */
+    public static final Type<String> COMPONENT_STRING = new ComponentStringType();
     public static final Type<String> STRING = new StringType();
     public static final Type<String[]> STRING_ARRAY = new ArrayType<>(Type.STRING);
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/ComponentStringType.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/ComponentStringType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc99f5047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/ComponentStringType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package us.myles.ViaVersion.api.type.types;
+
+import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.type.Type;
+
+public class ComponentStringType extends StringType {
+
+    public ComponentStringType() {
+        super(262144);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Class<? extends Type> getBaseClass() {
+        return StringType.class;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/StringType.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/StringType.java
index 651676997..9a1d2619c 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/StringType.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/StringType.java
@@ -10,22 +10,28 @@ public class StringType extends Type<String> {
     // String#length() (used to limit the string in Minecraft source code) uses char[]#length
     private static final int maxJavaCharUtf8Length = Character.toString(Character.MAX_VALUE)
             .getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8).length;
+    private final int maxLength;
 
     public StringType() {
+        this(Short.MAX_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    public StringType(int maxLength) {
         super(String.class);
+        this.maxLength = maxLength;
     }
 
     @Override
     public String read(ByteBuf buffer) throws Exception {
         int len = Type.VAR_INT.readPrimitive(buffer);
 
-        Preconditions.checkArgument(len <= Short.MAX_VALUE * maxJavaCharUtf8Length,
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(len <= maxLength * maxJavaCharUtf8Length,
                 "Cannot receive string longer than Short.MAX_VALUE * "  + maxJavaCharUtf8Length + " bytes (got %s bytes)", len);
 
         String string = buffer.toString(buffer.readerIndex(), len, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
         buffer.skipBytes(len);
 
-        Preconditions.checkArgument(string.length() <= Short.MAX_VALUE,
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(string.length() <= maxLength,
                 "Cannot receive string longer than Short.MAX_VALUE characters (got %s bytes)", string.length());
 
         return string;
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ public class StringType extends Type<String> {
 
     @Override
     public void write(ByteBuf buffer, String object) throws Exception {
-        Preconditions.checkArgument(object.length() <= Short.MAX_VALUE, "Cannot send string longer than Short.MAX_VALUE (got %s characters)", object.length());
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(object.length() <= maxLength, "Cannot send string longer than Short.MAX_VALUE (got %s characters)", object.length());
 
         byte[] b = object.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
         Type.VAR_INT.writePrimitive(buffer, b.length);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index b2d4a43c6..9e6b7b570 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets {
                             }
 
                             wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, typeId);
-                            wrapper.write(Type.STRING, title);
+                            wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT_STRING, title);
                         }
                     }
                 });
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/Protocol1_16To1_15_2.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/Protocol1_16To1_15_2.java
index e44bc5cf2..2e95f570e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/Protocol1_16To1_15_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/Protocol1_16To1_15_2.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class Protocol1_16To1_15_2 extends Protocol<ClientboundPackets1_15, Clien
         registerOutgoing(ClientboundPackets1_15.CHAT_MESSAGE, new PacketRemapper() {
             @Override
             public void registerMap() {
-                map(Type.STRING);
+                map(Type.COMPONENT_STRING);
                 map(Type.BYTE);
                 handler(wrapper -> wrapper.write(Type.UUID, ZERO_UUID)); // sender uuid
             }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index e27451ec3..4fb84e267 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets {
             public void registerMap() {
                 map(Type.VAR_INT);
                 map(Type.VAR_INT);
-                map(Type.STRING);
+                map(Type.COMPONENT_STRING);
 
                 handler(wrapper -> {
                     int windowType = wrapper.get(Type.VAR_INT, 1);