diff --git a/src/CONST.js b/src/CONST.js
index c60a5d15b06e..40adea18c70c 100755
--- a/src/CONST.js
+++ b/src/CONST.js
@@ -677,6 +677,9 @@ const CONST = {
             this.EMAIL.ADMIN,
         ];
     },
+
+    // There's a limit of 60k characters in Auth - https://github.com/Expensify/Auth/blob/198d59547f71fdee8121325e8bc9241fc9c3236a/auth/lib/Request.h#L28
+    MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH: 60_000,
 };
 
 export default CONST;
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.js b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
index 76358e699946..5d9807854324 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
@@ -1081,9 +1081,10 @@ function fetchAllReports(
  * @param {File} [file]
  */
 function addAction(reportID, text, file) {
-    // Convert the comment from MD into HTML because that's how it is stored in the database
+    // For comments shorter than 10k chars, convert the comment from MD into HTML because that's how it is stored in the database
+    // For longer comments, skip parsing and display plaintext for performance reasons. It takes over 40s to parse a 100k long string!!
     const parser = new ExpensiMark();
-    const commentText = parser.replace(text);
+    const commentText = text.length < 10000 ? parser.replace(text) : text;
     const isAttachment = _.isEmpty(text) && file !== undefined;
     const attachmentInfo = isAttachment ? file : {};
 
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose.js
index 6517fef5d24a..94baafa5bd59 100755
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose.js
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ class ReportActionCompose extends React.Component {
 
         const trimmedComment = this.comment.trim();
 
-        // Don't submit empty comments
-        if (!trimmedComment) {
+        // Don't submit empty comments or comments that exceed the character limit
+        if (!trimmedComment || trimmedComment.length > CONST.MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ class ReportActionCompose extends React.Component {
         const isComposeDisabled = this.props.isDrawerOpen && this.props.isSmallScreenWidth;
         const isBlockedFromConcierge = ReportUtils.chatIncludesConcierge(this.props.report) && User.isBlockedFromConcierge(this.props.blockedFromConcierge);
         const inputPlaceholder = this.getInputPlaceholder();
+        const hasExceededMaxCommentLength = this.comment.length > CONST.MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH;
+
         return (
             <View style={[shouldShowReportRecipientLocalTime && styles.chatItemComposeWithFirstRow]}>
                 {shouldShowReportRecipientLocalTime
@@ -411,6 +413,7 @@ class ReportActionCompose extends React.Component {
                         : styles.chatItemComposeBoxColor,
                     styles.chatItemComposeBox,
                     styles.flexRow,
+                    hasExceededMaxCommentLength && styles.borderColorDanger,
                 ]}
                 >
                     <AttachmentModal
@@ -565,7 +568,7 @@ class ReportActionCompose extends React.Component {
                             <TouchableOpacity
                                 style={[
                                     styles.chatItemSubmitButton,
-                                    this.state.isCommentEmpty ? styles.buttonDisable : styles.buttonSuccess,
+                                    (this.state.isCommentEmpty || hasExceededMaxCommentLength) ? styles.buttonDisable : styles.buttonSuccess,
                                 ]}
                                 onPress={this.submitForm}
                                 underlayColor={themeColors.componentBG}
@@ -573,7 +576,7 @@ class ReportActionCompose extends React.Component {
                                 // Keep focus on the composer when Send message is clicked.
                                 // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-multi-spaces
                                 onMouseDown={e => e.preventDefault()}
-                                disabled={this.state.isCommentEmpty || isBlockedFromConcierge}
+                                disabled={this.state.isCommentEmpty || isBlockedFromConcierge || hasExceededMaxCommentLength}
                                 hitSlop={{
                                     top: 3, right: 3, bottom: 3, left: 3,
                                 }}
@@ -583,24 +586,31 @@ class ReportActionCompose extends React.Component {
                         </Tooltip>
                     </View>
                 </View>
-                {this.props.network.isOffline ? (
-                    <View style={[styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRow]}>
-                        <View style={[
-                            styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRowOffset,
-                            styles.flexRow,
-                            styles.alignItemsCenter]}
-                        >
-                            <Icon
-                                src={Expensicons.Offline}
-                                width={variables.iconSizeExtraSmall}
-                                height={variables.iconSizeExtraSmall}
-                            />
-                            <Text style={[styles.ml2, styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRowSubText]}>
-                                {this.props.translate('reportActionCompose.youAppearToBeOffline')}
-                            </Text>
-                        </View>
+                <View style={[styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRow, styles.flexRow, styles.justifyContentBetween]}>
+                    <View>
+                        {this.props.network.isOffline ? (
+                            <View style={[
+                                styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRowOffset,
+                                styles.flexRow,
+                                styles.alignItemsCenter]}
+                            >
+                                <Icon
+                                    src={Expensicons.Offline}
+                                    width={variables.iconSizeExtraSmall}
+                                    height={variables.iconSizeExtraSmall}
+                                />
+                                <Text style={[styles.ml2, styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRowSubText]}>
+                                    {this.props.translate('reportActionCompose.youAppearToBeOffline')}
+                                </Text>
+                            </View>
+                        ) : <ReportTypingIndicator reportID={this.props.reportID} />}
                     </View>
-                ) : <ReportTypingIndicator reportID={this.props.reportID} />}
+                    {hasExceededMaxCommentLength && (
+                        <Text style={[styles.textMicro, styles.textDanger, styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRow]}>
+                            {`${this.comment.length}/${CONST.MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH}`}
+                        </Text>
+                    )}
+                </View>
             </View>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportTypingIndicator.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportTypingIndicator.js
index aea493cadeb3..ee43a3a004ff 100755
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportTypingIndicator.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportTypingIndicator.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import {View} from 'react-native';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 import {withOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ class ReportTypingIndicator extends React.Component {
         // Decide on the Text element that will hold the display based on the number of users that are typing.
         switch (numUsersTyping) {
             case 0:
-                return <View style={[styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRow]} />;
+                return <></>;
             case 1:
                 return (
                     <TextWithEllipsis
@@ -63,18 +62,16 @@ class ReportTypingIndicator extends React.Component {
                 );
             default:
                 return (
-                    <View style={[styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRow]}>
-                        <Text
-                            style={[
-                                styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRowSubText,
-                                styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRowOffset,
-                            ]}
-                            numberOfLines={1}
-                        >
-                            {this.props.translate('reportTypingIndicator.multipleUsers')}
-                            {` ${this.props.translate('reportTypingIndicator.areTyping')}`}
-                        </Text>
-                    </View>
+                    <Text
+                        style={[
+                            styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRowSubText,
+                            styles.chatItemComposeSecondaryRowOffset,
+                        ]}
+                        numberOfLines={1}
+                    >
+                        {this.props.translate('reportTypingIndicator.multipleUsers')}
+                        {` ${this.props.translate('reportTypingIndicator.areTyping')}`}
+                    </Text>
                 );
         }
     }