diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 3e74e28dcb..da167e2c41 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2024.03-dev (Yellow Archangel)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1548
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1549
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `channel` (
 	`access-key` varchar(1) COMMENT 'Access key',
 	`include-tags` varchar(1023) COMMENT 'Comma separated list of tags that will be included in the channel',
 	`exclude-tags` varchar(1023) COMMENT 'Comma separated list of tags that aren\'t allowed in the channel',
+	`min-size` int unsigned COMMENT 'Minimum post size',
+	`max-size` int unsigned COMMENT 'Maximum post size',
 	`full-text-search` varchar(1023) COMMENT 'Full text search pattern, see https://mariadb.com/kb/en/full-text-index-overview/#in-boolean-mode',
 	`media-type` smallint unsigned COMMENT 'Filtered media types',
 	`languages` mediumtext COMMENT 'Desired languages',
@@ -1346,6 +1348,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `post-engagement` (
 	`media-type` tinyint NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'Type of media in a bit array (1 = image, 2 = video, 4 = audio',
 	`language` varchar(128) COMMENT 'Language information about this post',
 	`searchtext` mediumtext COMMENT 'Simplified text for the full text search',
+	`size` int unsigned COMMENT 'Body size',
 	`created` datetime COMMENT '',
 	`restricted` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'If true, this post is either unlisted or not from a federated network',
 	`comments` mediumint unsigned COMMENT 'Number of comments',
diff --git a/doc/database/db_channel.md b/doc/database/db_channel.md
index 5b0636dc80..4a469b4ee3 100644
--- a/doc/database/db_channel.md
+++ b/doc/database/db_channel.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Fields
 | access-key       | Access key                                                                                        | varchar(1)         | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | include-tags     | Comma separated list of tags that will be included in the channel                                 | varchar(1023)      | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | exclude-tags     | Comma separated list of tags that aren't allowed in the channel                                   | varchar(1023)      | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
+| min-size         | Minimum post size                                                                                 | int unsigned       | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
+| max-size         | Maximum post size                                                                                 | int unsigned       | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | full-text-search | Full text search pattern, see https://mariadb.com/kb/en/full-text-index-overview/#in-boolean-mode | varchar(1023)      | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | media-type       | Filtered media types                                                                              | smallint unsigned  | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | languages        | Desired languages                                                                                 | mediumtext         | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
diff --git a/doc/database/db_post-engagement.md b/doc/database/db_post-engagement.md
index e63f170b76..027ae56a79 100644
--- a/doc/database/db_post-engagement.md
+++ b/doc/database/db_post-engagement.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Fields
 | media-type   | Type of media in a bit array (1 = image, 2 = video, 4 = audio         | tinyint            | NO   |     | 0       |       |
 | language     | Language information about this post                                  | varchar(128)       | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
 | searchtext   | Simplified text for the full text search                              | mediumtext         | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+| size         | Body size                                                             | int unsigned       | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
 | created      |                                                                       | datetime           | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
 | restricted   | If true, this post is either unlisted or not from a federated network | boolean            | NO   |     | 0       |       |
 | comments     | Number of comments                                                    | mediumint unsigned | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
diff --git a/src/Content/Conversation/Entity/Timeline.php b/src/Content/Conversation/Entity/Timeline.php
index a27d9fb98f..47d6e8db47 100644
--- a/src/Content/Conversation/Entity/Timeline.php
+++ b/src/Content/Conversation/Entity/Timeline.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ namespace Friendica\Content\Conversation\Entity;
  * @property-read int    $uid            User of the channel
  * @property-read string $includeTags    The tags to include in the channel
  * @property-read string $excludeTags    The tags to exclude in the channel
+ * @property-read int    $minSize        Minimum content size
+ * @property-read int    $maxSize        Maximum content size
  * @property-read string $fullTextSearch full text search pattern
  * @property-read int    $mediaType      Media types that are included in the channel
  * @property-read array  $languages      Channel languages
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@ class Timeline extends \Friendica\BaseEntity
 	protected $includeTags;
 	/** @var string */
 	protected $excludeTags;
+	/** @var int */
+	protected $minSize;
+	/** @var int */
+	protected $maxSize;
 	/** @var string */
 	protected $fullTextSearch;
 	/** @var int */
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ class Timeline extends \Friendica\BaseEntity
 	/** @var bool */
 	protected $valid;
 
-	public function __construct(string $code = null, string $label = null, string $description = null, string $accessKey = null, string $path = null, int $uid = null, string $includeTags = null, string $excludeTags = null, string $fullTextSearch = null, int $mediaType = null, int $circle = null, array $languages = null, bool $publish = null, bool $valid = null)
+	public function __construct(string $code = null, string $label = null, string $description = null, string $accessKey = null, string $path = null, int $uid = null, string $includeTags = null, string $excludeTags = null, string $fullTextSearch = null, int $mediaType = null, int $circle = null, array $languages = null, bool $publish = null, bool $valid = null, int $minSize = null, int $maxSize = null)
 	{
 		$this->code           = $code;
 		$this->label          = $label;
@@ -78,6 +84,8 @@ class Timeline extends \Friendica\BaseEntity
 		$this->uid            = $uid;
 		$this->includeTags    = $includeTags;
 		$this->excludeTags    = $excludeTags;
+		$this->minSize        = $minSize;
+		$this->maxSize        = $maxSize;
 		$this->fullTextSearch = $fullTextSearch;
 		$this->mediaType      = $mediaType;
 		$this->circle         = $circle;
diff --git a/src/Content/Conversation/Factory/UserDefinedChannel.php b/src/Content/Conversation/Factory/UserDefinedChannel.php
index 08a092205c..f3b5f65a14 100644
--- a/src/Content/Conversation/Factory/UserDefinedChannel.php
+++ b/src/Content/Conversation/Factory/UserDefinedChannel.php
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ final class UserDefinedChannel extends Timeline implements ICanCreateFromTableRo
 			$row['languages'] ?? null,
 			$row['publish'] ?? null,
 			$row['valid'] ?? null,
+			$row['min-size'] ?? null,
+			$row['max-size'] ?? null,
 		);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Content/Conversation/Repository/UserDefinedChannel.php b/src/Content/Conversation/Repository/UserDefinedChannel.php
index c47991ac4e..6515bc7196 100644
--- a/src/Content/Conversation/Repository/UserDefinedChannel.php
+++ b/src/Content/Conversation/Repository/UserDefinedChannel.php
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ class UserDefinedChannel extends \Friendica\BaseRepository
 			'circle'           => $Channel->circle,
 			'include-tags'     => $Channel->includeTags,
 			'exclude-tags'     => $Channel->excludeTags,
+			'min-size'         => $Channel->minSize,
+			'max-size'         => $Channel->maxSize,
 			'full-text-search' => $Channel->fullTextSearch,
 			'media-type'       => $Channel->mediaType,
 			'languages'        => serialize($Channel->languages),
diff --git a/src/Model/Post/Engagement.php b/src/Model/Post/Engagement.php
index 64f796ccc7..e787aec408 100644
--- a/src/Model/Post/Engagement.php
+++ b/src/Model/Post/Engagement.php
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 class Engagement
 {
-	const KEYWORDS = ['source', 'server', 'from', 'to', 'group', 'application', 'tag', 'network', 'platform', 'visibility', 'language'];
+	const KEYWORDS  = ['source', 'server', 'from', 'to', 'group', 'application', 'tag', 'network', 'platform', 'visibility', 'language'];
+	const SHORTCUTS = ['lang' => 'language', 'net' => 'network', 'relay' => 'application'];
 
 	/**
 	 * Store engagement data from an item array
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ class Engagement
 			'media-type'   => $mediatype,
 			'language'     => $parent['language'],
 			'searchtext'   => $searchtext,
+			'size'         => self::getContentSize($parent),
 			'created'      => $parent['created'],
 			'restricted'   => !in_array($item['network'], Protocol::FEDERATED) || ($parent['private'] != Item::PUBLIC),
 			'comments'     => DBA::count('post', ['parent-uri-id' => $item['parent-uri-id'], 'gravity' => Item::GRAVITY_COMMENT]),
@@ -125,6 +127,18 @@ class Engagement
 		return ($ret && !$exists) ? $engagement['uri-id'] : 0;
 	}
 
+	private static function getContentSize(array $item): int 
+	{
+		$body = ' ' . $item['title'] . ' ' . $item['content-warning'] . ' ' . $item['body'];
+		$body = BBCode::removeAttachment($body);
+		$body = BBCode::removeSharedData($body);
+		$body = preg_replace('/[^@!#]\[url\=.*?\].*?\[\/url\]/ism', '', $body);
+		$body = BBCode::removeLinks($body);
+		$msg = BBCode::toPlaintext($body, false);
+
+		return mb_strlen($msg);
+	}
+
 	public static function getSearchTextForActivity(string $content, int $author_id, array $tags, array $receivers): string
 	{
 		$author = Contact::getById($author_id);
@@ -347,7 +361,11 @@ class Engagement
 
 	public static function escapeKeywords(string $fullTextSearch): string
 	{
-		foreach (Engagement::KEYWORDS as $keyword) {
+		foreach (SELF::SHORTCUTS as $search => $replace) {
+			$fullTextSearch = preg_replace('~' . $search . ':(.[\w\*@\.-]+)~', $replace . ':$1', $fullTextSearch);
+		}
+
+		foreach (self::KEYWORDS as $keyword) {
 			$fullTextSearch = preg_replace('~(' . $keyword . '):(.[\w\*@\.-]+)~', '"$1_$2"', $fullTextSearch);
 		}
 		return $fullTextSearch;
diff --git a/src/Module/Conversation/Timeline.php b/src/Module/Conversation/Timeline.php
index 1b375d099d..d0f8f09736 100644
--- a/src/Module/Conversation/Timeline.php
+++ b/src/Module/Conversation/Timeline.php
@@ -427,6 +427,14 @@ class Timeline extends BaseModule
 			$condition    = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, array_merge(["NOT `uri-id` IN (SELECT `uri-id` FROM `post-tag` INNER JOIN `tag` ON `tag`.`id` = `post-tag`.`tid` WHERE `post-tag`.`type` = 1 AND `name` IN (" . $placeholders . "))"], $search));
 		}
 
+		if (!is_null($channel->minSize)) {
+			$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ["`size` >= ?", $channel->minSize]);
+		}
+
+		if (!is_null($channel->maxSize)) {
+			$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ["`size` <= ?", $channel->maxSize]);
+		}
+
 		if (!empty($channel->mediaType)) {
 			$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ["`media-type` & ?", $channel->mediaType]);
 		}
diff --git a/src/Module/Settings/Channels.php b/src/Module/Settings/Channels.php
index 34ba0d1d80..a1b5949ede 100644
--- a/src/Module/Settings/Channels.php
+++ b/src/Module/Settings/Channels.php
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class Channels extends BaseSettings
 				'circle'           => (int)$request['new_circle'],
 				'include-tags'     => Strings::cleanTags($request['new_include_tags']),
 				'exclude-tags'     => Strings::cleanTags($request['new_exclude_tags']),
+				'min-size'         => $request['new_min_size'] != '' ? (int)$request['new_min_size'] : null,
+				'max-size'         => $request['new_max_size'] != '' ? (int)$request['new_max_size'] : null,
 				'full-text-search' => $request['new_text_search'],
 				'media-type'       => ($request['new_image'] ? 1 : 0) | ($request['new_video'] ? 2 : 0) | ($request['new_audio'] ? 4 : 0),
 				'languages'        => $request['new_languages'],
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ class Channels extends BaseSettings
 				'circle'           => (int)$request['circle'][$id],
 				'include-tags'     => Strings::cleanTags($request['include_tags'][$id]),
 				'exclude-tags'     => Strings::cleanTags($request['exclude_tags'][$id]),
+				'min-size'         => $request['min_size'][$id] != '' ? (int)$request['min_size'][$id] : null,
+				'max-size'         => $request['max_size'][$id] != '' ? (int)$request['max_size'][$id] : null,
 				'full-text-search' => $request['text_search'][$id],
 				'media-type'       => ($request['image'][$id] ? 1 : 0) | ($request['video'][$id] ? 2 : 0) | ($request['audio'][$id] ? 4 : 0),
 				'languages'        => $request['languages'][$id],
@@ -181,6 +185,8 @@ class Channels extends BaseSettings
 				'circle'       => ["circle[$channel->code]", $this->t('Circle/Channel'), $channel->circle, '', $circles],
 				'include_tags' => ["include_tags[$channel->code]", $this->t("Include Tags"), str_replace(',', ', ', $channel->includeTags)],
 				'exclude_tags' => ["exclude_tags[$channel->code]", $this->t("Exclude Tags"), str_replace(',', ', ', $channel->excludeTags)],
+				'min_size'     => ["min_size[$channel->code]", $this->t("Minimum Size"), $channel->minSize],
+				'max_size'     => ["max_size[$channel->code]", $this->t("Maximum Size"), $channel->maxSize],
 				'text_search'  => ["text_search[$channel->code]", $this->t("Full Text Search"), $channel->fullTextSearch],
 				'image'        => ["image[$channel->code]", $this->t("Images"), $channel->mediaType & 1],
 				'video'        => ["video[$channel->code]", $this->t("Videos"), $channel->mediaType & 2],
@@ -200,6 +206,8 @@ class Channels extends BaseSettings
 			'circle'       => ['new_circle', $this->t('Circle/Channel'), 0, $this->t('Select a circle or channel, that your channel should be based on.'), $circles],
 			'include_tags' => ["new_include_tags", $this->t("Include Tags"), '', $this->t('Comma separated list of tags. A post will be used when it contains any of the listed tags.')],
 			'exclude_tags' => ["new_exclude_tags", $this->t("Exclude Tags"), '', $this->t('Comma separated list of tags. If a post contain any of these tags, then it will not be part of nthis channel.')],
+			'min_size'     => ["new_min_size", $this->t("Minimum Size"), '', $this->t('Minimum post size. Leave empty for no minimum size. The size is calculated without links, attached posts, mentions or hashtags.')],
+			'max_size'     => ["new_max_size", $this->t("Maximum Size"), '', $this->t('Maximum post size. Leave empty for no maximum size. The size is calculated without links, attached posts, mentions or hashtags.')],
 			'text_search'  => ["new_text_search", $this->t("Full Text Search"), '', $this->t('Search terms for the body, supports the "boolean mode" operators from MariaDB. See the help for a complete list of operators and additional keywords: %s', '<a href="help/Channels">help/Channels</a>')],
 			'image'        => ['new_image', $this->t("Images"), false, $this->t("Check to display images in the channel.")],
 			'video'        => ["new_video", $this->t("Videos"), false, $this->t("Check to display videos in the channel.")],
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index 5595a752b2..a75403fcd9 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 // This file is required several times during the test in DbaDefinition which justifies this condition
 if (!defined('DB_UPDATE_VERSION')) {
-	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1548);
+	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1549);
 }
 
 return [
@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ return [
 			"access-key" => ["type" => "varchar(1)", "comment" => "Access key"],
 			"include-tags" => ["type" => "varchar(1023)", "comment" => "Comma separated list of tags that will be included in the channel"],
 			"exclude-tags" => ["type" => "varchar(1023)", "comment" => "Comma separated list of tags that aren't allowed in the channel"],
+			"min-size" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "comment" => "Minimum post size"],
+			"max-size" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "comment" => "Maximum post size"],
 			"full-text-search" => ["type" => "varchar(1023)", "comment" => "Full text search pattern, see https://mariadb.com/kb/en/full-text-index-overview/#in-boolean-mode"],
 			"media-type" => ["type" => "smallint unsigned", "comment" => "Filtered media types"],
 			"languages" => ["type" => "mediumtext", "comment" => "Desired languages"],
@@ -1367,6 +1369,7 @@ return [
 			"media-type" => ["type" => "tinyint", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "Type of media in a bit array (1 = image, 2 = video, 4 = audio"],
 			"language" => ["type" => "varchar(128)", "comment" => "Language information about this post"],
 			"searchtext" => ["type" => "mediumtext", "comment" => "Simplified text for the full text search"],
+			"size" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "comment" => "Body size"],
 			"created" => ["type" => "datetime", "comment" => ""],
 			"restricted" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "If true, this post is either unlisted or not from a federated network"],
 			"comments" => ["type" => "mediumint unsigned", "comment" => "Number of comments"],
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/channels.tpl b/view/templates/settings/channels.tpl
index 44260a2336..903989cff6 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/channels.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/channels.tpl
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 	{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$include_tags}}
 	{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$exclude_tags}}
 	{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$text_search}}
+	{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$min_size}}
+	{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$max_size}}
 	{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$image}}
 	{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$video}}
 	{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$audio}}
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@
 			{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$e.circle}}
 			{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$e.include_tags}}
 			{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$e.exclude_tags}}
+			{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$e.min_size}}
+			{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$e.max_size}}
 			{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$e.text_search}}
 			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$e.image}}
 			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$e.video}}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/channels.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/channels.tpl
index 932783e1dc..1ec246978c 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/channels.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/channels.tpl
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 				{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$circle}}
 				{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$include_tags}}
 				{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$exclude_tags}}
+				{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$min_size}}
+				{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$max_size}}
 				{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$text_search}}
 				{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$image}}
 				{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$video}}
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@
 						{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$e.circle}}
 						{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$e.include_tags}}
 						{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$e.exclude_tags}}
+						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$e.min_size}}
+						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$e.max_size}}
 						{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$e.text_search}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$e.image}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$e.video}}