diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index ea8f83c380923067fae2d23765b2775b7b5cd440..6ae1a8d19e9ff9a79b666ca451b384c55f0b5f7e 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ Maximum size for a table?                64 TB on all operating systems
 Maximum size for a row?                  unlimited in 7.1 and later
 Maximum size for a field?                1GB in 7.1 and later
 Maximum number of rows in a table?       unlimited
-Maximum number of columns in a table?    1600
+Maximum number of columns in a table?    250-1600 depending on column types
 Maximum number of indexes on a table?    unlimited
 
    Of course, these are not actually unlimited, but limited to available
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 431456a9895c89438bd1b7f55a3fef05dba1e57d..9d2634467c22d656098c249ba62ffcabf63b6ab2 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ Maximum size for a table?                64 TB on all operating systems
 Maximum size for a row?                  unlimited in 7.1 and later
 Maximum size for a field?                1GB in 7.1 and later
 Maximum number of rows in a table?       unlimited
-Maximum number of columns in a table?    1600
+Maximum number of columns in a table?    250-1600 depending on column types
 Maximum number of indexes on a table?    unlimited
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