diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/billing/members/add-sponsorship-dialog.component.html b/apps/web/src/app/billing/members/add-sponsorship-dialog.component.html
index 405211d6ecb..5bcfe9a15e1 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/billing/members/add-sponsorship-dialog.component.html
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/billing/members/add-sponsorship-dialog.component.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <div class="tw-grid tw-grid-cols-12 tw-gap-4">
           <div class="tw-col-span-12">
             <bit-form-field>
-              <bit-label>{{ "email" | i18n }}:</bit-label>
+              <bit-label>{{ "email" | i18n }}</bit-label>
               <input
                 bitInput
                 inputmode="email"
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@
           </div>
           <div class="tw-col-span-12">
             <bit-form-field>
-              <bit-label>{{ "notes" | i18n }}:</bit-label>
+              <bit-label>{{ "notes" | i18n }}</bit-label>
               <input
                 bitInput
                 inputmode="text"
                 formControlName="sponsorshipNote"
                 [attr.aria-invalid]="sponsorshipNoteControl.invalid"
-                appInputStripSpaces
               />
             </bit-form-field>
           </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/billing/members/add-sponsorship-dialog.component.ts b/apps/web/src/app/billing/members/add-sponsorship-dialog.component.ts
index 1b044e66257..7e6c0d464c3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/billing/members/add-sponsorship-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/billing/members/add-sponsorship-dialog.component.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ export class AddSponsorshipDialogComponent {
         asyncValidators: [this.isOrganizationMember.bind(this)],
         updateOn: "change",
       }),
-      sponsorshipNote: new FormControl<string | null>("", {}),
+      sponsorshipNote: new FormControl<string | null>("", {
+        validators: [Validators.maxLength(1000)],
+      }),
     });
   }
 
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ export class AddSponsorshipDialogComponent {
   }
 
   protected async save() {
+    this.sponsorshipEmailControl.markAllAsTouched();
+
     if (this.sponsorshipForm.invalid) {
       return;
     }