diff --git a/django/newforms/fields.py b/django/newforms/fields.py
index ec3b7fc318..5c6d46ddac 100644
--- a/django/newforms/fields.py
+++ b/django/newforms/fields.py
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ class DateTimeField(Field):
         raise ValidationError(gettext(u'Enter a valid date/time.'))
 
 class RegexField(Field):
-    def __init__(self, regex, error_message=None, required=True, widget=None, label=None):
+    def __init__(self, regex, max_length=None, min_length=None, error_message=None,
+            required=True, widget=None, label=None):
         """
         regex can be either a string or a compiled regular expression object.
         error_message is an optional error message to use, if
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ class RegexField(Field):
         if isinstance(regex, basestring):
             regex = re.compile(regex)
         self.regex = regex
+        self.max_length, self.min_length = max_length, min_length
         self.error_message = error_message or gettext(u'Enter a valid value.')
 
     def clean(self, value):
@@ -235,6 +237,10 @@ class RegexField(Field):
         value = smart_unicode(value)
         if not self.required and value == u'':
             return value
+        if self.max_length is not None and len(value) > self.max_length:
+            raise ValidationError(gettext(u'Ensure this value has at most %d characters.') % self.max_length)
+        if self.min_length is not None and len(value) < self.min_length:
+            raise ValidationError(gettext(u'Ensure this value has at least %d characters.') % self.min_length)
         if not self.regex.search(value):
             raise ValidationError(self.error_message)
         return value
@@ -245,8 +251,8 @@ email_re = re.compile(
     r')@(?:[A-Z0-9-]+\.)+[A-Z]{2,6}$', re.IGNORECASE)  # domain
 
 class EmailField(RegexField):
-    def __init__(self, required=True, widget=None, label=None):
-        RegexField.__init__(self, email_re, gettext(u'Enter a valid e-mail address.'), required, widget, label)
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, required=True, widget=None, label=None):
+        RegexField.__init__(self, email_re, max_length, min_length, gettext(u'Enter a valid e-mail address.'), required, widget, label)
 
 url_re = re.compile(
     r'^https?://' # http:// or https://
@@ -262,9 +268,9 @@ except ImportError:
     URL_VALIDATOR_USER_AGENT = 'Django (http://www.djangoproject.com/)'
 
 class URLField(RegexField):
-    def __init__(self, required=True, verify_exists=False, widget=None, label=None,
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, required=True, verify_exists=False, widget=None, label=None,
             validator_user_agent=URL_VALIDATOR_USER_AGENT):
-        RegexField.__init__(self, url_re, gettext(u'Enter a valid URL.'), required, widget, label)
+        RegexField.__init__(self, url_re, max_length, min_length, gettext(u'Enter a valid URL.'), required, widget, label)
         self.verify_exists = verify_exists
         self.user_agent = validator_user_agent
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
index f9fd040bd2..50bc7a7595 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ Traceback (most recent call last):
 ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid value.']
 
 RegexField takes an optional error_message argument:
->>> f = RegexField('^\d\d\d\d$', 'Enter a four-digit number.')
+>>> f = RegexField('^\d\d\d\d$', error_message='Enter a four-digit number.')
 >>> f.clean('1234')
 u'1234'
 >>> f.clean('123')
@@ -1110,6 +1110,29 @@ Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
 ValidationError: [u'Enter a four-digit number.']
 
+RegexField also access min_length and max_length parameters, for convenience.
+>>> f = RegexField('^\d+$', min_length=5, max_length=10)
+>>> f.clean('123')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Ensure this value has at least 5 characters.']
+>>> f.clean('abc')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Ensure this value has at least 5 characters.']
+>>> f.clean('12345')
+u'12345'
+>>> f.clean('1234567890')
+u'1234567890'
+>>> f.clean('12345678901')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Ensure this value has at most 10 characters.']
+>>> f.clean('12345a')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid value.']
+
 # EmailField ##################################################################
 
 >>> f = EmailField()
@@ -1156,6 +1179,19 @@ Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
 ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid e-mail address.']
 
+EmailField also access min_length and max_length parameters, for convenience.
+>>> f = EmailField(min_length=10, max_length=15)
+>>> f.clean('a@foo.com')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Ensure this value has at least 10 characters.']
+>>> f.clean('alf@foo.com')
+u'alf@foo.com'
+>>> f.clean('alf123456788@foo.com')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Ensure this value has at most 15 characters.']
+
 # URLField ##################################################################
 
 >>> f = URLField()
@@ -1248,6 +1284,19 @@ Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
 ValidationError: [u'This URL appears to be a broken link.']
 
+EmailField also access min_length and max_length parameters, for convenience.
+>>> f = URLField(min_length=15, max_length=20)
+>>> f.clean('http://f.com')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Ensure this value has at least 15 characters.']
+>>> f.clean('http://example.com')
+u'http://example.com'
+>>> f.clean('http://abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Ensure this value has at most 20 characters.']
+
 # BooleanField ################################################################
 
 >>> f = BooleanField()