diff --git a/__tests__/react/type.js b/__tests__/react/type.js
index 52d01464..f2b61552 100644
--- a/__tests__/react/type.js
+++ b/__tests__/react/type.js
@@ -135,4 +135,55 @@ describe("userEvent.type", () => {
       expect(getByTestId("input")).toHaveProperty("value", text);
     }
   );
+
+  it.each(["input", "textarea"])(
+    "should type text in <%s> up to maxLength if provided",
+    type => {
+      const onChange = jest.fn();
+      const onKeyDown = jest.fn();
+      const onKeyPress = jest.fn();
+      const onKeyUp = jest.fn();
+      const maxLength = 10;
+
+      const { getByTestId } = render(
+        React.createElement(type, {
+          "data-testid": "input",
+          onChange,
+          onKeyDown,
+          onKeyPress,
+          onKeyUp,
+          maxLength
+        })
+      );
+
+      const text = "superlongtext";
+      const slicedText = text.slice(0, maxLength);
+
+      const inputEl = getByTestId("input");
+
+      userEvent.type(inputEl, text);
+
+      expect(inputEl).toHaveProperty("value", slicedText);
+      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(slicedText.length);
+      expect(onKeyPress).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(text.length);
+      expect(onKeyDown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(text.length);
+      expect(onKeyUp).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(text.length);
+
+      inputEl.value = "";
+      onChange.mockClear();
+      onKeyPress.mockClear();
+      onKeyDown.mockClear();
+      onKeyUp.mockClear();
+
+      userEvent.type(inputEl, text, {
+        allAtOnce: true
+      });
+
+      expect(inputEl).toHaveProperty("value", slicedText);
+      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(onKeyPress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(onKeyDown).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(onKeyUp).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }
+  );
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/vue/type.js b/__tests__/vue/type.js
index 04a88600..4ce3fe7f 100644
--- a/__tests__/vue/type.js
+++ b/__tests__/vue/type.js
@@ -145,4 +145,48 @@ describe("userEvent.type", () => {
       expect(input).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     }
   );
+
+  it.each(["input", "textarea"])(
+    "should type text in <%s> up to maxLength if provided",
+    type => {
+      const input = jest.fn();
+      const keydown = jest.fn();
+      const keypress = jest.fn();
+      const keyup = jest.fn();
+      const maxLength = 10;
+
+      const { getByTestId } = renderComponent(
+        type,
+        { input, keydown, keypress, keyup },
+        { maxLength }
+      );
+
+      const text = "superlongtext";
+      const slicedText = text.slice(0, maxLength);
+
+      const inputEl = getByTestId("input");
+
+      userEvent.type(inputEl, text);
+      expect(inputEl).toHaveProperty("value", slicedText);
+      expect(keydown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(text.length);
+      expect(keypress).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(text.length);
+      expect(keyup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(text.length);
+
+      inputEl.value = "";
+      input.mockClear();
+      keydown.mockClear();
+      keypress.mockClear();
+      keyup.mockClear();
+
+      userEvent.type(inputEl, text, {
+        allAtOnce: true
+      });
+
+      expect(inputEl).toHaveProperty("value", slicedText);
+      expect(input).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(keydown).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(keypress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(keyup).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }
+  );
 });
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index caf7e0a5..c6637987 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { fireEvent } from "@testing-library/dom";
 
 function wait(time) {
-  return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+  return new Promise(function(resolve) {
     setTimeout(() => resolve(), time);
   });
 }
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ const userEvent = {
     clickElement(element);
 
     const valArray = Array.isArray(values) ? values : [values];
-    const selectedOptions = Array.from(element.querySelectorAll('option')).filter(
-      opt => valArray.includes(opt.value)
-    );
+    const selectedOptions = Array.from(
+      element.querySelectorAll("option")
+    ).filter(opt => valArray.includes(opt.value));
 
     if (selectedOptions.length > 0) {
       if (element.multiple) {
@@ -193,9 +193,12 @@ const userEvent = {
       delay: 0
     };
     const opts = Object.assign(defaultOpts, userOpts);
+
+    const computedText = text.slice(0, element.maxLength || text.length);
+
     if (opts.allAtOnce) {
       if (element.readOnly) return;
-      fireEvent.input(element, { target: { value: text } });
+      fireEvent.input(element, { target: { value: computedText } });
     } else {
       let actuallyTyped = "";
       for (let index = 0; index < text.length; index++) {
@@ -210,13 +213,18 @@ const userEvent = {
           keyCode: keyCode,
           which: keyCode
         });
+
         if (downEvent) {
           const pressEvent = fireEvent.keyPress(element, {
             key: key,
             keyCode,
             charCode: keyCode
           });
-          if (pressEvent) {
+
+          const isTextPastThreshold =
+            (actuallyTyped + key).length > computedText.length;
+
+          if (pressEvent && !isTextPastThreshold) {
             actuallyTyped += key;
             if (!element.readOnly)
               fireEvent.input(element, {
@@ -244,9 +252,11 @@ const userEvent = {
       "input, button, select, textarea, a[href], [tabindex]"
     );
 
-    let list = Array.prototype.filter.call(focusableElements, function (item) {
-      return item.getAttribute("tabindex") !== "-1"&& !item.disabled;
-    }).map((el, idx) => ({ el, idx }))
+    let list = Array.prototype.filter
+      .call(focusableElements, function(item) {
+        return item.getAttribute("tabindex") !== "-1" && !item.disabled;
+      })
+      .map((el, idx) => ({ el, idx }))
       .sort((a, b) => {
         const tabIndexA = a.el.getAttribute("tabindex");
         const tabIndexB = b.el.getAttribute("tabindex");
@@ -254,14 +264,14 @@ const userEvent = {
         const diff = tabIndexA - tabIndexB;
 
         return diff !== 0 ? diff : a.idx - b.idx;
-      })
+      });
 
     const index = list.findIndex(({ el }) => el === document.activeElement);
 
     let nextIndex = shift ? index - 1 : index + 1;
     let defaultIndex = shift ? list.length - 1 : 0;
 
-    const { el: next } = (list[nextIndex] || list[defaultIndex]);
+    const { el: next } = list[nextIndex] || list[defaultIndex];
 
     if (next.getAttribute("tabindex") === null) {
       next.setAttribute("tabindex", "0"); // jsdom requires tabIndex=0 for an item to become 'document.activeElement' (the browser does not)