diff --git a/django/forms/__init__.py b/django/forms/__init__.py
index b0c1c2004f..7ad26a4d71 100644
--- a/django/forms/__init__.py
+++ b/django/forms/__init__.py
@@ -836,9 +836,9 @@ class EmailField(TextField):
 
 class URLField(TextField):
     "A convenience FormField for validating URLs"
-    def __init__(self, field_name, length=50, is_required=False, validator_list=[]):
+    def __init__(self, field_name, length=50, maxlength=200, is_required=False, validator_list=[]):
         validator_list = [self.isValidURL] + validator_list
-        TextField.__init__(self, field_name, length=length, maxlength=200,
+        TextField.__init__(self, field_name, length=length, maxlength=maxlength,
             is_required=is_required, validator_list=validator_list)
 
     def isValidURL(self, field_data, all_data):