diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b0e5da8..90ff6ec 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Maximum length of the commit subject line'
     required: false
     default: ''
+  min-body-length:
+    description: 'Minimum length of the body of the commit message'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
   max-body-line-length:
     description: 'Maximum length of a line in the body of the commit message'
     required: false
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b308232..d70352b 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -29029,6 +29029,7 @@ class Inputs {
         this.allowOneLiners = values.allowOneLiners;
         this.additionalVerbs = values.additionalVerbs;
         this.maxSubjectLength = values.maxSubjectLength;
+        this.minBodyLength = values.minBodyLength;
         this.maxBodyLineLength = values.maxBodyLineLength;
         this.enforceSignOff = values.enforceSignOff;
         this.validatePullRequestCommits = values.validatePullRequestCommits;
@@ -29078,7 +29079,7 @@ function parseIntOrInfinity(text) {
     return parseInt(text, 10);
 }
 function parseInputs(rawInputs) {
-    const { additionalVerbsInput = '', pathToAdditionalVerbsInput = '', allowOneLinersInput = '', maxSubjectLengthInput = '', maxBodyLineLengthInput = '', enforceSignOffInput = '', validatePullRequestCommitsInput = '', skipBodyCheckInput = '', ignoreMergeCommitsInput = '', ignorePatternsInput = '', } = rawInputs;
+    const { additionalVerbsInput = '', pathToAdditionalVerbsInput = '', allowOneLinersInput = '', maxSubjectLengthInput = '', minBodyLengthInput = '', maxBodyLineLengthInput = '', enforceSignOffInput = '', validatePullRequestCommitsInput = '', skipBodyCheckInput = '', ignoreMergeCommitsInput = '', ignorePatternsInput = '', } = rawInputs;
     const additionalVerbs = new Set();
     const hasAdditionalVerbsInput = additionalVerbsInput.length > 0;
     if (additionalVerbsInput) {
@@ -29110,6 +29111,13 @@ function parseInputs(rawInputs) {
         return new MaybeInputs(null, 'Unexpected value for max-subject-line-length. ' +
             `Expected a number or nothing, got ${maxSubjectLengthInput}`);
     }
+    const minBodyLength = !minBodyLengthInput
+        ? 0
+        : parseInt(minBodyLengthInput, 10);
+    if (Number.isNaN(minBodyLength)) {
+        return new MaybeInputs(null, 'Unexpected value for min-body-length. ' +
+            `Expected a number or nothing, got ${minBodyLengthInput}`);
+    }
     const maxBodyLineLength = !maxBodyLineLengthInput
         ? 72
         : parseIntOrInfinity(maxBodyLineLengthInput);
@@ -29158,6 +29166,7 @@ function parseInputs(rawInputs) {
         allowOneLiners,
         additionalVerbs,
         maxSubjectLength,
+        minBodyLength,
         maxBodyLineLength,
         enforceSignOff,
         validatePullRequestCommits,
@@ -29380,6 +29389,15 @@ function checkBody(subject, bodyLines, inputs) {
         errors.push('Unexpected empty body');
         return errors;
     }
+    // Minimum character body length
+    if (inputs.minBodyLength) {
+        const bodyLength = bodyLines.join(' ').length;
+        if (bodyLength < inputs.minBodyLength) {
+            errors.push(`The body must contain at least ${inputs.minBodyLength} characters. ` +
+                `The body contains ${bodyLength} characters.`);
+            return errors;
+        }
+    }
     for (const [i, line] of bodyLines.entries()) {
         if (urlLineRe.test(line) || linkDefinitionRe.test(line)) {
             continue;
@@ -29574,6 +29592,9 @@ async function runWithExceptions() {
     const maxSubjectLengthInput = core.getInput('max-subject-line-length', {
         required: false,
     });
+    const minBodyLengthInput = core.getInput('min-body-length', {
+        required: false,
+    });
     const maxBodyLineLengthInput = core.getInput('max-body-line-length', {
         required: false,
     });
@@ -29597,6 +29618,7 @@ async function runWithExceptions() {
         pathToAdditionalVerbsInput,
         allowOneLinersInput,
         maxSubjectLengthInput,
+        minBodyLengthInput,
         maxBodyLineLengthInput,
         enforceSignOffInput,
         validatePullRequestCommitsInput,
diff --git a/src/__tests__/input.test.ts b/src/__tests__/input.test.ts
index 6c05e21..e9dc715 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/input.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/input.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ it('parses the inputs.', () => {
     pathToAdditionalVerbsInput: pathToVerbs,
     allowOneLinersInput: 'true',
     maxSubjectLengthInput: '90',
+    minBodyLengthInput: '120',
     maxBodyLineLengthInput: '100',
     enforceSignOffInput: 'true',
     validatePullRequestCommitsInput: 'true',
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ it('parses the inputs.', () => {
   );
   expect(inputs.allowOneLiners).toBeTruthy();
   expect(inputs.maxSubjectLength).toEqual(90);
+  expect(inputs.minBodyLength).toEqual(120);
   expect(inputs.maxBodyLineLength).toEqual(100);
   expect(inputs.enforceSignOff).toBeTruthy();
   expect(inputs.validatePullRequestCommits).toBeTruthy();
diff --git a/src/__tests__/inspection.test.ts b/src/__tests__/inspection.test.ts
index acffcd7..330c294 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/inspection.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/inspection.test.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ it(
       allowOneLiners: false,
       additionalVerbs: new Set<string>('table'),
       maxSubjectLength: 50,
+      minBodyLength: 0,
       maxBodyLineLength: 72,
       enforceSignOff: false,
       validatePullRequestCommits: false,
@@ -318,6 +319,47 @@ it('reports too long a subject line with custom max length.', () => {
   ]);
 });
 
+it('reports too short a body length.', () => {
+  const message =
+    'Change SomeClass to OtherClass\n' +
+    '\n' +
+    'This replaces the SomeClass with OtherClass in all of the module\n' +
+    'since Some class was deprecated.';
+
+  const inputs = input.parseInputs({minBodyLengthInput: '100'}).mustInputs();
+
+  const errors = inspection.check(message, inputs);
+  expect(errors).toEqual([
+    `The body must contain at least 100 characters. ` +
+    `The body contains 97 characters.`
+  ]);
+});
+
+it('accepts a body length.', () => {
+  const message =
+    'Change SomeClass to OtherClass\n' +
+    '\n' +
+    'This replaces the SomeClass with OtherClass in all of the module\n' +
+    'since Some class was deprecated.';
+
+  const inputs = input.parseInputs({minBodyLengthInput: '97'}).mustInputs();
+
+  const errors = inspection.check(message, inputs);
+  expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+it('accepts a no minimum body length.', () => {
+  const message =
+    'Change SomeClass to OtherClass\n' +
+    '\n' +
+    'This changes SomeClass to OtherClass';
+
+  const inputs = input.parseInputs({}).mustInputs();
+
+  const errors = inspection.check(message, inputs);
+  expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+});
+
 it('reports too long a body line.', () => {
   const message =
     'Change SomeClass to OtherClass\n' +
diff --git a/src/input.ts b/src/input.ts
index 58732bb..c9036a7 100644
--- a/src/input.ts
+++ b/src/input.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ interface InputValues {
   allowOneLiners: boolean;
   additionalVerbs: Set<string>;
   maxSubjectLength: number;
+  minBodyLength: number;
   maxBodyLineLength: number;
   enforceSignOff: boolean;
   validatePullRequestCommits: boolean;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export class Inputs implements InputValues {
   public pathToAdditionalVerbs: string;
   public allowOneLiners: boolean;
   public maxSubjectLength: number;
+  public minBodyLength: number;
   public maxBodyLineLength: number;
   public skipBodyCheck: boolean;
   public validatePullRequestCommits: boolean;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export class Inputs implements InputValues {
     this.allowOneLiners = values.allowOneLiners;
     this.additionalVerbs = values.additionalVerbs;
     this.maxSubjectLength = values.maxSubjectLength;
+    this.minBodyLength = values.minBodyLength;
     this.maxBodyLineLength = values.maxBodyLineLength;
     this.enforceSignOff = values.enforceSignOff;
     this.validatePullRequestCommits = values.validatePullRequestCommits;
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ interface RawInputs {
   pathToAdditionalVerbsInput?: string;
   allowOneLinersInput?: string;
   maxSubjectLengthInput?: string;
+  minBodyLengthInput?: string;
   maxBodyLineLengthInput?: string;
   enforceSignOffInput?: string;
   validatePullRequestCommitsInput?: string;
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ export function parseInputs(rawInputs: RawInputs): MaybeInputs {
     pathToAdditionalVerbsInput = '',
     allowOneLinersInput = '',
     maxSubjectLengthInput = '',
+    minBodyLengthInput = '',
     maxBodyLineLengthInput = '',
     enforceSignOffInput = '',
     validatePullRequestCommitsInput = '',
@@ -176,6 +181,18 @@ export function parseInputs(rawInputs: RawInputs): MaybeInputs {
     );
   }
 
+  const minBodyLength: number = !minBodyLengthInput
+    ? 0
+    : parseInt(minBodyLengthInput, 10);
+
+  if (Number.isNaN(minBodyLength)) {
+    return new MaybeInputs(
+      null,
+      'Unexpected value for min-body-length. ' +
+        `Expected a number or nothing, got ${minBodyLengthInput}`,
+    );
+  }
+
   const maxBodyLineLength: number = !maxBodyLineLengthInput
     ? 72
     : parseIntOrInfinity(maxBodyLineLengthInput);
@@ -253,6 +270,7 @@ export function parseInputs(rawInputs: RawInputs): MaybeInputs {
       allowOneLiners,
       additionalVerbs,
       maxSubjectLength,
+      minBodyLength,
       maxBodyLineLength,
       enforceSignOff,
       validatePullRequestCommits,
diff --git a/src/inspection.ts b/src/inspection.ts
index 06bc63c..fdfc4ed 100644
--- a/src/inspection.ts
+++ b/src/inspection.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,19 @@ function checkBody(
     return errors;
   }
 
+  // Minimum character body length
+  if (inputs.minBodyLength) {
+    const bodyLength = bodyLines.join(' ').length;
+
+    if (bodyLength < inputs.minBodyLength) {
+        errors.push(
+          `The body must contain at least ${inputs.minBodyLength} characters. ` +
+          `The body contains ${bodyLength} characters.`,
+        );
+        return errors;
+    }
+  }
+
   for (const [i, line] of bodyLines.entries()) {
     if (urlLineRe.test(line) || linkDefinitionRe.test(line)) {
       continue;
diff --git a/src/mainImpl.ts b/src/mainImpl.ts
index 2c3cc01..9e29f46 100644
--- a/src/mainImpl.ts
+++ b/src/mainImpl.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ async function runWithExceptions(): Promise<void> {
     required: false,
   });
 
+  const minBodyLengthInput = core.getInput('min-body-length', {
+    required: false,
+  });
+
   const maxBodyLineLengthInput = core.getInput('max-body-line-length', {
     required: false,
   });
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ async function runWithExceptions(): Promise<void> {
     pathToAdditionalVerbsInput,
     allowOneLinersInput,
     maxSubjectLengthInput,
+    minBodyLengthInput,
     maxBodyLineLengthInput,
     enforceSignOffInput,
     validatePullRequestCommitsInput,