diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
index a0cfed0995..85d4926b02 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ class AuthenticationForm(forms.Form):
 
         # Set the max length and label for the "username" field.
         self.username_field = UserModel._meta.get_field(UserModel.USERNAME_FIELD)
-        self.fields['username'].max_length = self.username_field.max_length or 254
+        username_max_length = self.username_field.max_length or 254
+        self.fields['username'].max_length = username_max_length
+        # Update the widget's maxlength HTML attribute to match the field's max_length
+        self.fields['username'].widget.attrs['maxlength'] = str(username_max_length)
         if self.fields['username'].label is None:
             self.fields['username'].label = capfirst(self.username_field.verbose_name)
 
diff --git a/tests/auth_tests/test_forms.py b/tests/auth_tests/test_forms.py
index 7085dcfa11..bae91b4c25 100644
--- a/tests/auth_tests/test_forms.py
+++ b/tests/auth_tests/test_forms.py
@@ -513,6 +513,33 @@ class AuthenticationFormTest(TestDataMixin, TestCase):
             with self.subTest(field_name=field_name, autocomplete=autocomplete):
                 self.assertEqual(form.fields[field_name].widget.attrs['autocomplete'], autocomplete)
 
+    def test_username_field_maxlength_in_widget(self):
+        """
+        The username field's maxlength attribute should be set in the widget.
+        """
+        form = AuthenticationForm()
+        # Check that the field has max_length set
+        self.assertEqual(form.fields['username'].max_length, 150)
+        # Check that the widget has maxlength attribute
+        self.assertEqual(form.fields['username'].widget.attrs.get('maxlength'), '150')
+        # Check that it renders in the HTML
+        rendered = str(form['username'])
+        self.assertIn('maxlength="150"', rendered)
+
+    @override_settings(AUTH_USER_MODEL='auth_tests.CustomEmailField')
+    def test_username_field_maxlength_in_widget_for_custom_user(self):
+        """
+        The username field's maxlength attribute should match custom user model.
+        """
+        form = AuthenticationForm()
+        # CustomEmailField has username with max_length=255
+        self.assertEqual(form.fields['username'].max_length, 255)
+        # Check that the widget has maxlength attribute
+        self.assertEqual(form.fields['username'].widget.attrs.get('maxlength'), '255')
+        # Check that it renders in the HTML
+        rendered = str(form['username'])
+        self.assertIn('maxlength="255"', rendered)
+
 
 class SetPasswordFormTest(TestDataMixin, TestCase):