diff --git a/doc/MANUAL.md b/doc/MANUAL.md
index 295fcc5..789940c 100644
--- a/doc/MANUAL.md
+++ b/doc/MANUAL.md
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ The `string` field type supports the following additional options:
 
 - **`minlen`**: The minimum allowed length for the field.
 - **`maxlen`**: The maximum allowed length for the field.
+- **`size`**: The size (in characters) of the input field.
 
 ### <a name="field_types_integer">Integer</a>
 
diff --git a/examples/megacorp_acc/megacorp_acc.json b/examples/megacorp_acc/megacorp_acc.json
index 419c67e..26d0d9d 100644
--- a/examples/megacorp_acc/megacorp_acc.json
+++ b/examples/megacorp_acc/megacorp_acc.json
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@
                     "title": "From IP Address",
                     "type": "string",
                     "required": true,
-                    "min_length": 7
+                    "min_length": 7,
+                    "size": 15
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "expire_days",
diff --git a/src/scriptform.py b/src/scriptform.py
index c1a169c..4cf26d7 100755
--- a/src/scriptform.py
+++ b/src/scriptform.py
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ class WebAppHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
 class FormRender():
     field_tpl = {
-        "string": u'<input {required} type="text" name="{name}" value="{value}" class="{classes}" />',
+        "string": u'<input {required} type="text" name="{name}" value="{value}" size="{size}" class="{classes}" />',
         "number": u'<input {required} type="number" min="{min}" max="{max}" name="{name}" value="{value}" class="{classes}" />',
         "integer": u'<input {required} type="number" min="{min}" max="{max}" name="{name}" value="{value}" class="{classes}" />',
         "float": u'<input {required} type="number" min="{min}" max="{max}" step="any" name="{name}" value="{value}" class="{classes}" />',
@@ -676,9 +676,9 @@ class FormRender():
         method = getattr(self, method_name, None)
         return method(**params)
 
-    def r_field_string(self, name, value, required=False, classes=[]):
+    def r_field_string(self, name, value, size=50, required=False, classes=[]):
         tpl = self.field_tpl['string']
-        return tpl.format(name=name, value=value, required=required, classes=classes)
+        return tpl.format(name=name, value=value, size=size, required=required, classes=classes)
 
     def r_field_number(self, name, value, min=None, max=None, required=False, classes=[]):
         tpl = self.field_tpl['number']
@@ -855,6 +855,9 @@ class ScriptFormWebApp(WebAppHandler):
             if field['type'] not in ('radio', 'checkbox', 'select'):
                 params['required'] = field.get('required', False),
 
+            if field['type'] in ('string'):
+                params['size'] = field.get('size', '')
+
             if field['type'] in ('number', 'integer', 'float', 'password'):
                 params['min'] = field.get("min", '')