diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3ec51573..c34da8918 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #### Schema migrations
 - [#165](https://github.com/LayerManager/layman/issues/165) Add column `role_name` to table `rights` in prime DB schema. Add constraint that exactly one of columns `role_name` and `id_user` is not null.
 - [#165](https://github.com/LayerManager/layman/issues/165) Create DB schema `_role_service` that can be used as [role service](doc/security.md#role-service).
+- [#165](https://github.com/LayerManager/layman/issues/165) Column `name` in table `workspace` in prime DB schema length is changed to 59 characters.
 #### Data migrations
 - [#165](https://github.com/LayerManager/layman/issues/165) Delete technical roles and user-role relations in GeoServer `default` role service, which is now replaced by JDBC role service.
 ### Changes
diff --git a/src/layman/upgrade/__init__.py b/src/layman/upgrade/__init__.py
index 6f9df0eac..5854f1282 100644
--- a/src/layman/upgrade/__init__.py
+++ b/src/layman/upgrade/__init__.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         ((1, 23, 0), [
             upgrade_v1_23.adjust_db_for_roles,
             upgrade_v1_23.create_role_service_schema,
+            upgrade_v1_23.restrict_workspace_name_length,
         ]),
     ],
     consts.MIGRATION_TYPE_DATA: [
diff --git a/src/layman/upgrade/upgrade_v1_23.py b/src/layman/upgrade/upgrade_v1_23.py
index 9e084add4..327ba47f1 100644
--- a/src/layman/upgrade/upgrade_v1_23.py
+++ b/src/layman/upgrade/upgrade_v1_23.py
@@ -168,3 +168,26 @@ def delete_user_roles():
     role_not_exists = response.status_code == 404
     if not role_not_exists:
         response.raise_for_status()
+
+
+def restrict_workspace_name_length():
+    logger.info(f'    Restrict username length')
+
+    select_too_long = f"""
+select name
+from {settings.LAYMAN_PRIME_SCHEMA}.workspaces
+where length(name) > 59
+;"""
+    too_long_workspace_name = db_util.run_query(select_too_long)
+    if len(too_long_workspace_name) > 0:
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"Too long workspace names: {[name[0] for name in too_long_workspace_name]}")
+
+    # For direct ALTER TABLE raises "ERROR: cannot alter type of a column used by a view or rule"
+    # For details see https://web.archive.org/web/20111007112138/http://sniptools.com/databases/resize-a-column-in-a-postgresql-table-without-changing-data
+    alter_column = f"""
+UPDATE pg_attribute SET
+    atttypmod = 59+4
+WHERE attrelid = '{settings.LAYMAN_PRIME_SCHEMA}.workspaces'::regclass
+AND attname = 'name'
+;"""
+    db_util.run_statement(alter_column)
diff --git a/src/layman/upgrade/upgrade_v1_23_test.py b/src/layman/upgrade/upgrade_v1_23_test.py
index 7451434b6..2aaf3e2ab 100644
--- a/src/layman/upgrade/upgrade_v1_23_test.py
+++ b/src/layman/upgrade/upgrade_v1_23_test.py
@@ -143,3 +143,27 @@ def test_create_role_service_schema():
         assert result == 1
         result = db_util.run_query(table_existence_query, ('group_roles',))[0][0]
         assert result == 1
+
+
+def test_restrict_username_length():
+    workspace_name = 'test_restrict_username_length'.ljust(60, 'x')
+    alter_column = f"""
+    UPDATE pg_attribute SET
+        atttypmod = 1043
+    WHERE attrelid = '{settings.LAYMAN_PRIME_SCHEMA}.workspaces'::regclass
+    AND attname = 'name'
+    ;"""
+    db_util.run_statement(alter_column)
+
+    insert_statement = f"""INSERT INTO {settings.LAYMAN_PRIME_SCHEMA}.workspaces (name) values ('{workspace_name}')"""
+    db_util.run_statement(insert_statement)
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+            upgrade_v1_23.restrict_workspace_name_length()
+
+    delete_statement = f"""DELETE FROM {settings.LAYMAN_PRIME_SCHEMA}.workspaces WHERE name = '{workspace_name}'"""
+    db_util.run_statement(delete_statement)
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        upgrade_v1_23.restrict_workspace_name_length()