diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py
index 648c42f3ea..bff7e1bea5 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class DatabaseCreation(BaseDatabaseCreation):
         'OneToOneField':                'NUMBER(11)',
         'PositiveIntegerField':         'NUMBER(11) CHECK (%(qn_column)s >= 0)',
         'PositiveSmallIntegerField':    'NUMBER(11) CHECK (%(qn_column)s >= 0)',
-        'SlugField':                    'NVARCHAR2(50)',
+        'SlugField':                    'NVARCHAR2(%(max_length)s)',
         'SmallIntegerField':            'NUMBER(11)',
         'TextField':                    'NCLOB',
         'TimeField':                    'TIMESTAMP',
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/models.py
index a1c2bb0bc8..6948fe51a5 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/models.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class Whiz(models.Model):
 class BigD(models.Model):
     d = models.DecimalField(max_digits=38, decimal_places=30)
 
+class BigS(models.Model):
+    s = models.SlugField(max_length=255)
+
 __test__ = {'API_TESTS':"""
 # Create a couple of Places.
 >>> f = Foo.objects.create(a='abc', d=decimal.Decimal("12.34"))
@@ -88,4 +91,10 @@ u''
 >>> bd = BigD.objects.get(pk=bd.pk)
 >>> bd.d == decimal.Decimal("12.9")
 True
+
+# Regression test for #9706: ensure SlugField honors max_length.
+>>> bs = BigS.objects.create(s = 'slug' * 50)
+>>> bs = BigS.objects.get(pk=bs.pk)
+>>> bs.s == 'slug' * 50
+True
 """}