diff --git a/notifications/setup/setup.inc.php b/notifications/setup/setup.inc.php
index 7aa3e17f9b..5cd50aba96 100644
--- a/notifications/setup/setup.inc.php
+++ b/notifications/setup/setup.inc.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if (!defined('NOTIFICATION_APP'))
 }
 
 $setup_info[NOTIFICATION_APP]['name']      = NOTIFICATION_APP;
-$setup_info[NOTIFICATION_APP]['version']   = '17.1.001';
+$setup_info[NOTIFICATION_APP]['version']   = '17.1.002';
 $setup_info[NOTIFICATION_APP]['app_order'] = 1;
 $setup_info[NOTIFICATION_APP]['tables']    = array('egw_notificationpopup');
 $setup_info[NOTIFICATION_APP]['enable']    = 2;
diff --git a/notifications/setup/tables_current.inc.php b/notifications/setup/tables_current.inc.php
index 0a93225dae..75339bd937 100644
--- a/notifications/setup/tables_current.inc.php
+++ b/notifications/setup/tables_current.inc.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $phpgw_baseline = array(
 		'fd' => array(
 			'notify_id' => array('type' => 'auto','nullable' => False,'comment' => 'primary key'),
 			'account_id' => array('type' => 'int','meta' => 'user','precision' => '20','nullable' => False,'comment' => 'user to notify'),
-			'notify_message' => array('type' => 'varchar','precision' => '16384','comment' => 'notification message'),
+			'notify_message' => array('type' => 'text', 'comment' => 'notification message'),
 			'notify_created' => array('type' => 'timestamp','meta' => 'timestamp','default' => 'current_timestamp','comment' => 'creation time of notification'),
 			'notify_type' => array('type' => 'ascii','precision' => '32','comment' => 'notification type'),
 			'notify_status' => array('type' => 'varchar','precision' => '32','comment' => 'notification status'),
diff --git a/notifications/setup/tables_update.inc.php b/notifications/setup/tables_update.inc.php
index c10bb7bc38..08b505f901 100644
--- a/notifications/setup/tables_update.inc.php
+++ b/notifications/setup/tables_update.inc.php
@@ -147,4 +147,18 @@ function notifications_upgrade17_1()
 	));
 
 	return $GLOBALS['setup_info']['notifications']['currentver'] = '17.1.001';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Change notify_message column type from Varchar to Text, this field is a dynamic field.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+function notifications_upgrade17_1_001()
+{
+	$GLOBALS['egw_setup']->oProc->AlterColumn('egw_notificationpopup','notify_message',array(
+		'type' => 'text',
+		'comment' => 'notification message'
+	));
+	return $GLOBALS['setup_info']['notifications']['currentver'] = '17.1.002';
 }
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