diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals.java
index 1f4138dd75..4047398824 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals.java
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ public class ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals extends Recipe {
     @Nullable
     Boolean includeTestSources;
 
+    @Option(displayName = "Maximum length of the generate variable names",
+            description = "By default this is set to 100 characters",
+            required = false)
+    @Nullable
+    Integer maxVariableLength = 100;
+
     @Override
     public String getDisplayName() {
         return "Replace duplicate `String` literals";
@@ -181,7 +187,12 @@ private String transformToVariableName(String valueOfLiteral) {
                         prevIsLower = Character.isLowerCase(c);
                     }
                 }
-                return VariableNameUtils.normalizeName(newName.toString());
+                String newNameString = newName.toString();
+                while (newNameString.length() > maxVariableLength){
+                    int indexOf = newNameString.lastIndexOf("_");
+                    newNameString = newNameString.substring(0, indexOf > -1 ? indexOf : maxVariableLength);
+                }
+                return VariableNameUtils.normalizeName(newNameString);
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiteralsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiteralsTest.java
index 63b3f7a8f7..849e7f3773 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiteralsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiteralsTest.java
@@ -148,6 +148,32 @@ class A {
         );
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void generatedNameIsVeryLong() {
+        rewriteRun(
+          //language=java
+          java(
+            """
+              package org.foo;
+              class A {
+                  final String val1 = "ThisIsAnUnreasonablyLongVariableNameItGoesOnAndOnForAVeryLongTimeItMightNeverEndWhoIsToKnowHowLongItWillKeepGoingAndGoing";
+                  final String val2 = "ThisIsAnUnreasonablyLongVariableNameItGoesOnAndOnForAVeryLongTimeItMightNeverEndWhoIsToKnowHowLongItWillKeepGoingAndGoing";
+                  final String val3 = "ThisIsAnUnreasonablyLongVariableNameItGoesOnAndOnForAVeryLongTimeItMightNeverEndWhoIsToKnowHowLongItWillKeepGoingAndGoing";
+              }
+              """,
+            """
+              package org.foo;
+              class A {
+                  private static final String THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE_NAME_IT_GOES_ON_AND_ON_FOR_AVERY_LONG_TIME_IT_MIGHT_NEVER_END = "ThisIsAnUnreasonablyLongVariableNameItGoesOnAndOnForAVeryLongTimeItMightNeverEndWhoIsToKnowHowLongItWillKeepGoingAndGoing";
+                  final String val1 = THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE_NAME_IT_GOES_ON_AND_ON_FOR_AVERY_LONG_TIME_IT_MIGHT_NEVER_END;
+                  final String val2 = THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE_NAME_IT_GOES_ON_AND_ON_FOR_AVERY_LONG_TIME_IT_MIGHT_NEVER_END;
+                  final String val3 = THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE_NAME_IT_GOES_ON_AND_ON_FOR_AVERY_LONG_TIME_IT_MIGHT_NEVER_END;
+              }
+              """
+          )
+        );
+    }
+
     @Test
     void replaceRedundantLiteralInMethodInvocation() {
         rewriteRun(