diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.cpp
index 2bf1cae254..21c78462b1 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.cpp
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ ValueLoader::LoadValue(ValueLocation* location, type_code valueType,
 
 
 status_t
-ValueLoader::LoadStringValue(BVariant& location, BString& _value)
+ValueLoader::LoadStringValue(BVariant& location, size_t maxSize, BString& _value)
 {
 	static const size_t kMaxStringSize = 255;
 
-	return fTeamMemory->ReadMemoryString(location.ToUInt64(), kMaxStringSize,
-		_value);
+	return fTeamMemory->ReadMemoryString(location.ToUInt64(),
+		maxSize > kMaxStringSize ? kMaxStringSize : maxSize, _value);
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.h b/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.h
index f18a764539..6f39e56672 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
 									BVariant& _value);
 
 			status_t			LoadStringValue(BVariant& location,
-									BString& _value);
+									size_t maxSize, BString& _value);
 
 private:
 			Architecture*		fArchitecture;
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CStringValueNode.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CStringValueNode.cpp
index 5c779bafc7..dc967113b4 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CStringValueNode.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CStringValueNode.cpp
@@ -69,16 +69,20 @@ CStringValueNode::ResolvedLocationAndValue(ValueLoader* valueLoader,
 	BVariant addressData;
 	BString valueData;
 	status_t error = B_OK;
+	size_t maxSize = 255;
 	if (dynamic_cast<AddressType*>(fType) != NULL) {
 		error = valueLoader->LoadValue(location, valueType, false,
 			addressData);
-	} else
+	} else {
 		addressData.SetTo(location->PieceAt(0).address);
+		maxSize = dynamic_cast<ArrayType*>(fType)
+			->DimensionAt(0)->CountElements();
+	}
 
 	if (error != B_OK)
 		return error;
 
-	error = valueLoader->LoadStringValue(addressData, valueData);
+	error = valueLoader->LoadStringValue(addressData, maxSize, valueData);
 	if (error != B_OK)
 		return error;