diff --git a/assets/js/um-profile.js b/assets/js/um-profile.js
index 354e5284..10f75a30 100644
--- a/assets/js/um-profile.js
+++ b/assets/js/um-profile.js
@@ -79,4 +79,20 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function() {
 		
 	});
 
+	// Bio characters limit
+	function um_update_bio_countdown() {
+		var um_bio_limit = jQuery('textarea[id=um-meta-bio]').attr( "data-character-limit" );
+	    var remaining = um_bio_limit - jQuery('textarea[id=um-meta-bio]').val().length;
+	    jQuery('span.um-meta-bio-character span.um-bio-limit').text( remaining );
+	   if( remaining  < 5 ){
+	   		jQuery('span.um-meta-bio-character').css('color','red');
+	   }else{
+	   		jQuery('span.um-meta-bio-character').css('color','');
+	   }
+	}
+
+	um_update_bio_countdown();
+     jQuery('textarea[id=um-meta-bio]').change(um_update_bio_countdown);
+     jQuery('textarea[id=um-meta-bio]').keyup(um_update_bio_countdown);
+
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/um-actions-profile.php b/core/um-actions-profile.php
index b3bf1a59..005cf51c 100644
--- a/core/um-actions-profile.php
+++ b/core/um-actions-profile.php
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@
 					<?php } else if ( $ultimatemember->fields->editing == true  && $args['show_bio'] ) { ?>
 
 					<div class="um-meta-text">
-						<textarea placeholder="<?php _e('Tell us a bit about yourself...','ultimatemember'); ?>" name="<?php echo 'description-' . $args['form_id']; ?>" id="<?php echo 'description-' . $args['form_id']; ?>"><?php if ( um_user('description') ) { echo um_user('description'); } ?></textarea>
-
+						<textarea id="um-meta-bio" data-character-limit="<?php echo um_get_option('profile_bio_maxchars'); ?>" placeholder="<?php _e('Tell us a bit about yourself...','ultimatemember'); ?>" name="<?php echo 'description-' . $args['form_id']; ?>" id="<?php echo 'description-' . $args['form_id']; ?>"><?php if ( um_user('description') ) { echo um_user('description'); } ?></textarea>
+						<span class="um-meta-bio-character um-right"><span class="um-bio-limit"><?php echo um_get_option('profile_bio_maxchars'); ?></span> <?php _e('characters remaining','ultimatemember'); ?>.</span>
 						<?php if ( $ultimatemember->fields->is_error('description') ) {
 						echo $ultimatemember->fields->field_error( $ultimatemember->fields->show_error('description'), true ); }
 						?>