diff --git a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
index fd7de5b2..457a2024 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
+#ifndef CATCH_CONFIG_CONSOLE_MAXIMUM_WIDTH
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_CONSOLE_MAXIMUM_WIDTH 512
+#endif
+
 #ifndef CATCH_CONFIG_CONSOLE_WIDTH
 #define CATCH_CONFIG_CONSOLE_WIDTH 80
 #endif
diff --git a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp
index f62e1430..7f0f15db 100644
--- a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp
+++ b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     template<char C>
     char const* getLineOfChars() {
-        static char line[CATCH_CONFIG_CONSOLE_WIDTH] = {0};
+        static char line[CATCH_CONFIG_CONSOLE_MAXIMUM_WIDTH] = {0};
         if( !*line ) {
             std::memset( line, C, CATCH_CONFIG_CONSOLE_WIDTH-1 );
             line[CATCH_CONFIG_CONSOLE_WIDTH-1] = 0;