diff --git a/website/client/src/components/notifications.vue b/website/client/src/components/notifications.vue
index 936f053285..30d8447c58 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/notifications.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/notifications.vue
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ import { toNextLevel } from '@/../../common/script/statHelpers';
 import { shouldDo } from '@/../../common/script/cron';
 import { onOnboardingComplete } from '@/../../common/script/libs/onboarding';
 import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
+import { MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP } from '@/../../common/script/constants';
 import notifications from '@/mixins/notifications';
 import guide from '@/mixins/guide';
 
@@ -651,7 +652,7 @@ export default {
         const lvlUps = afterLvl - beforeLvl;
         let exp = afterExp - beforeExp;
 
-        if (lvlUps > 0) {
+        if (lvlUps > 0 || afterLvl >= MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP) {
           let level = Math.trunc(beforeLvl);
           exp += toNextLevel(level);
 
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/settings/restoreModal.vue b/website/client/src/components/settings/restoreModal.vue
index 4df846839b..b770fb2a27 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/settings/restoreModal.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/settings/restoreModal.vue
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 
 <script>
 import clone from 'lodash/clone';
+import { MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP } from '@/../../common/script/constants';
 import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
 
 export default {
@@ -151,7 +152,9 @@ export default {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (this.restoreValues.stats.lvl > 999) this.restoreValues.stats.lvl = 999;
+      if (this.restoreValues.stats.lvl > MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP) {
+        this.restoreValues.stats.lvl = MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP;
+      }
 
       const userChangedLevel = this.restoreValues.stats.lvl !== this.user.stats.lvl;
       const userDidNotChangeExp = this.restoreValues.stats.exp === this.user.stats.exp;
diff --git a/website/common/script/constants.js b/website/common/script/constants.js
index f076b8b30d..27ec659adc 100644
--- a/website/common/script/constants.js
+++ b/website/common/script/constants.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const MAX_HEALTH = 50;
 export const MAX_LEVEL = 100;
 export const MAX_STAT_POINTS = MAX_LEVEL;
+export const MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP = 9999;
 export const ATTRIBUTES = ['str', 'int', 'con', 'per'];
 export const MAX_INCENTIVES = 500;
 
diff --git a/website/common/script/fns/updateStats.js b/website/common/script/fns/updateStats.js
index 2d00fad4fb..a9d253c42a 100644
--- a/website/common/script/fns/updateStats.js
+++ b/website/common/script/fns/updateStats.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import each from 'lodash/each';
 import {
   MAX_HEALTH,
+  MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP,
   MAX_STAT_POINTS,
 } from '../constants';
 import { toNextLevel } from '../statHelpers';
@@ -24,7 +25,11 @@ export default function updateStats (user, stats, req = {}, analytics) {
 
     while (stats.exp >= experienceToNextLevel) {
       stats.exp -= experienceToNextLevel;
-      user.stats.lvl += 1;
+      if (user.stats.lvl >= MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP) {
+        user.stats.lvl = MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP;
+      } else {
+        user.stats.lvl += 1;
+      }
 
       experienceToNextLevel = toNextLevel(user.stats.lvl);
       user.stats.hp = MAX_HEALTH;
diff --git a/website/common/script/index.js b/website/common/script/index.js
index ac199818d2..2a099938b0 100644
--- a/website/common/script/index.js
+++ b/website/common/script/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   MAX_HEALTH,
   MAX_INCENTIVES,
   MAX_LEVEL,
+  MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP,
   MAX_STAT_POINTS,
   MAX_SUMMARY_SIZE_FOR_CHALLENGES,
   MAX_SUMMARY_SIZE_FOR_GUILDS,
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ api.constants = {
   MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH,
   MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH,
   MAX_GIFT_MESSAGE_LENGTH,
+  MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP,
 };
 // TODO Move these under api.constants
 api.maxLevel = MAX_LEVEL;
diff --git a/website/server/libs/user/index.js b/website/server/libs/user/index.js
index 4774f4d4ff..9ff3ef81f4 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/user/index.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/user/index.js
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ export async function update (req, res, { isV3 = false }) {
       }
     } else if (acceptablePUTPaths[key]) {
       let adjustedVal = val;
-      if (key === 'stats.lvl' && val > 999) adjustedVal = 999;
+      if (key === 'stats.lvl' && val > common.constants.MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP) {
+        adjustedVal = common.constants.MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP;
+      }
       _.set(user, key, adjustedVal);
     } else {
       throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('messageUserOperationProtected', { operation: key }));
diff --git a/website/server/models/user/schema.js b/website/server/models/user/schema.js
index a99f5a93fe..e3555b6c55 100644
--- a/website/server/models/user/schema.js
+++ b/website/server/models/user/schema.js
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ export default new Schema({
       $type: Number,
       default: 1,
       min: 1,
-      max: 999,
+      max: shared.constants.MAX_LEVEL_HARD_CAP,
     },
 
     // Class System