diff --git a/Sources/Db/Schema/v3_0/LogReportedComments.php b/Sources/Db/Schema/v3_0/LogReportedComments.php
index f78886777a..0aede744f0 100644
--- a/Sources/Db/Schema/v3_0/LogReportedComments.php
+++ b/Sources/Db/Schema/v3_0/LogReportedComments.php
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ public function __construct()
 			),
 			'comment' => new Column(
 				name: 'comment',
-				type: 'varchar',
-				size: 255,
+				type: 'text',
 				not_null: true,
-				default: '',
 			),
 			'time_sent' => new Column(
 				name: 'time_sent',
diff --git a/Sources/Maintenance/Migration/v3_0/ReportCommentLength.php b/Sources/Maintenance/Migration/v3_0/ReportCommentLength.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6602f41336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Maintenance/Migration/v3_0/ReportCommentLength.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Simple Machines Forum (SMF)
+ *
+ * @package SMF
+ * @author Simple Machines https://www.simplemachines.org
+ * @copyright 2026 Simple Machines and individual contributors
+ * @license https://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/license.php BSD
+ *
+ * @version 3.0 Alpha 4
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace SMF\Maintenance\Migration\v3_0;
+
+use SMF\Db\Schema;
+use SMF\Maintenance\Migration\MigrationBase;
+
+class ReportCommentLength extends MigrationBase
+{
+	/*******************
+	 * Public properties
+	 *******************/
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public string $name = 'Widening the report comment to fit its entity encoded form';
+
+	/****************
+	 * Public methods
+	 ****************/
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public function isCandidate(): bool
+	{
+		$table = new Schema\v3_0\LogReportedComments();
+		$existing_structure = $table->getCurrentStructure();
+
+		foreach ($existing_structure['columns'] as $column) {
+			if ($column['name'] === 'comment') {
+				return $column['type'] !== $table->columns['comment']->type;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public function execute(): bool
+	{
+		$table = new Schema\v3_0\LogReportedComments();
+
+		foreach ($table->columns as $column) {
+			if ($column->name === 'comment') {
+				// A text column takes no default, so the varchar one has to go.
+				$column->drop_default = true;
+
+				$table->alterColumn($column);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Maintenance/Tools/Upgrade.php b/Sources/Maintenance/Tools/Upgrade.php
index bda39f8ca0..7a0b80ea18 100644
--- a/Sources/Maintenance/Tools/Upgrade.php
+++ b/Sources/Maintenance/Tools/Upgrade.php
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class Upgrade extends ToolsBase implements ToolsInterface
 			Migration\v3_0\PermissionChanges::class,
 			Migration\v3_0\BoardPostsCount::class,
 			Migration\v3_0\ValidationCodeLength::class,
+			Migration\v3_0\ReportCommentLength::class,
 		],
 	];