diff --git a/cogs/modmail.py b/cogs/modmail.py
index 13b9f94d24..f91ef8d36a 100644
--- a/cogs/modmail.py
+++ b/cogs/modmail.py
@@ -1637,6 +1637,7 @@ async def contact(
             creator=creator,
             category=category,
             manual_trigger=manual_trigger,
+            # The minimum character check is enforced in ThreadManager.create
         )
 
         if thread.cancelled:
diff --git a/core/config.py b/core/config.py
index 5c6b0dd09d..87cef553c4 100644
--- a/core/config.py
+++ b/core/config.py
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ class ConfigManager:
         # regex
         "use_regex_autotrigger": False,
         "use_hoisted_top_role": True,
+        # Minimum characters for thread creation
+        "thread_min_characters": 0,
+        "thread_min_characters_title": "Message too short",
+        "thread_min_characters_response": "Your message is too short to create a thread. Please provide more details.",
+        "thread_min_characters_footer": "Minimum {min_characters} characters required.",
     }
 
     private_keys = {
diff --git a/core/config_help.json b/core/config_help.json
index d301763fe4..6547c85ebd 100644
--- a/core/config_help.json
+++ b/core/config_help.json
@@ -1222,5 +1222,48 @@
       "If this configuration is enabled, only roles that are hoisted (displayed seperately in member list) will be used. If a user has no hoisted roles, it will return 'None'.",
       "If you would like to display the top role of a user regardless of if it's hoisted or not, disable `use_hoisted_top_role`."
     ]
+  },
+  "thread_min_characters": {
+    "default": "0",
+    "description": "The minimum number of characters required in the initial message to create a thread. Set to 0 to disable.",
+    "examples": [
+      "`{prefix}config set thread_min_characters 20`"
+    ],
+    "notes": [
+      "If a user tries to create a thread with a message shorter than this, an error will be shown.",
+      "See also: `thread_min_characters_title`, `thread_min_characters_response`, `thread_min_characters_footer`."
+    ]
+  },
+  "thread_min_characters_title": {
+    "default": "Message too short",
+    "description": "The title of the error embed when a user tries to create a thread with too few characters.",
+    "examples": [
+      "`{prefix}config set thread_min_characters_title Too short!`"
+    ],
+    "notes": [
+      "See also: `thread_min_characters`, `thread_min_characters_response`, `thread_min_characters_footer`."
+    ]
+  },
+  "thread_min_characters_response": {
+    "default": "Your message is too short to create a thread. Please provide more details.",
+    "description": "The description of the error embed when a user tries to create a thread with too few characters.",
+    "examples": [
+      "`{prefix}config set thread_min_characters_response Please write a longer message.`"
+    ],
+    "notes": [
+      "You can use `{min_characters}` as a placeholder for the minimum required characters.",
+      "See also: `thread_min_characters`, `thread_min_characters_title`, `thread_min_characters_footer`."
+    ]
+  },
+  "thread_min_characters_footer": {
+    "default": "Minimum {min_characters} characters required.",
+    "description": "The footer of the error embed when a user tries to create a thread with too few characters.",
+    "examples": [
+      "`{prefix}config set thread_min_characters_footer At least {min_characters} characters needed.`"
+    ],
+    "notes": [
+      "You can use `{min_characters}` as a placeholder for the minimum required characters.",
+      "See also: `thread_min_characters`, `thread_min_characters_title`, `thread_min_characters_response`."
+    ]
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/core/thread.py b/core/thread.py
index f5ccfedffd..4cbd3b1114 100644
--- a/core/thread.py
+++ b/core/thread.py
@@ -1406,6 +1406,27 @@ async def create(
     ) -> Thread:
         """Creates a Modmail thread"""
 
+        # Minimum character check
+        min_chars = self.bot.config.get("thread_min_characters")
+        if min_chars is None:
+            min_chars = 0
+        try:
+            min_chars = int(min_chars)
+        except ValueError:
+            min_chars = 0
+        if min_chars > 0 and message is not None and message.content is not None:
+            if len(message.content.strip()) < min_chars:
+                embed = discord.Embed(
+                    title=self.bot.config["thread_min_characters_title"],
+                    description=self.bot.config["thread_min_characters_response"].replace("{min_characters}", str(min_chars)),
+                    color=self.bot.error_color,
+                )
+                embed.set_footer(text=self.bot.config["thread_min_characters_footer"].replace("{min_characters}", str(min_chars)))
+                await message.channel.send(embed=embed)
+                thread = Thread(self, recipient)
+                thread.cancelled = True
+                return thread
+
         # checks for existing thread in cache
         thread = self.cache.get(recipient.id)
         if thread: