diff --git a/src/DNS/Message/Record.php b/src/DNS/Message/Record.php
index 2618e7b..ca6721c 100644
--- a/src/DNS/Message/Record.php
+++ b/src/DNS/Message/Record.php
@@ -448,14 +448,26 @@ private function encodeRdata(string $packet): string
                     Domain::encode($this->rdata);
 
             case self::TYPE_TXT:
-                $len = strlen($this->rdata);
-                if ($len > self::MAX_TXT_CHUNK) {
-                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
-                        'TXT record chunk exceeds ' . self::MAX_TXT_CHUNK . ' bytes'
-                    );
+                // Split rdata into chunks of up to 255 bytes each per RFC 1035
+                $rdata = $this->rdata;
+                $totalLen = strlen($rdata);
+
+                // Handle empty rdata: emit a single zero-length character-string
+                if ($totalLen === 0) {
+                    return chr(0);
+                }
+
+                $encoded = '';
+                $pos = 0;
+
+                while ($pos < $totalLen) {
+                    $chunkLen = min(self::MAX_TXT_CHUNK, $totalLen - $pos);
+                    $chunk = substr($rdata, $pos, $chunkLen);
+                    $encoded .= chr($chunkLen) . $chunk;
+                    $pos += $chunkLen;
                 }
 
-                return chr($len) . $this->rdata;
+                return $encoded;
 
             case self::TYPE_CAA:
                 return $this->encodeCaaRdata();
diff --git a/tests/unit/DNS/Message/RecordTest.php b/tests/unit/DNS/Message/RecordTest.php
index 9d3e2cb..029a581 100644
--- a/tests/unit/DNS/Message/RecordTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/DNS/Message/RecordTest.php
@@ -357,4 +357,129 @@ public function testDecodeSoaRecordRoundTrip(): void
 
         $this->assertSame($original, $encoded);
     }
+
+    public function testEncodeTxtRecordWithMultipleChunks(): void
+    {
+        // Test that a TXT record with rdata exactly 256 bytes gets split into 2 chunks
+        // (255 bytes + 1 byte)
+        $exactly256Bytes = str_repeat('a', 256);
+        $record = new Record(
+            name: 'example.com',
+            type: Record::TYPE_TXT,
+            class: Record::CLASS_IN,
+            ttl: 600,
+            rdata: $exactly256Bytes
+        );
+
+        $encoded = $record->encode();
+
+        // Extract RDATA portion to verify chunking
+        $nameLen = strlen("\x07example\x03com\x00");
+        $headerLen = $nameLen + 2 + 2 + 4 + 2; // name + type + class + ttl + rdlength
+        $rdataEncoded = substr($encoded, $headerLen);
+
+        // Should have 2 chunks: 255 bytes + 1 byte = 256 bytes total
+        // First chunk: chr(255) + 255 bytes = 256 bytes
+        // Second chunk: chr(1) + 1 byte = 2 bytes
+        // Total RDATA: 256 + 2 = 258 bytes
+        $this->assertSame(258, strlen($rdataEncoded)); // Total RDATA length
+        $this->assertSame(255, ord($rdataEncoded[0])); // First chunk is 255 bytes
+        $this->assertSame(1, ord($rdataEncoded[256])); // Second chunk is 1 byte
+
+        // Verify round-trip
+        $offset = 0;
+        $decoded = Record::decode($encoded, $offset);
+        $this->assertSame($exactly256Bytes, $decoded->rdata);
+    }
+
+    public function testEncodeTxtRecordWithLongString(): void
+    {
+        // Create a TXT record with rdata > 255 bytes to test chunking
+        $longString = str_repeat('a', 300); // 300 bytes
+        $record = new Record(
+            name: 'example.com',
+            type: Record::TYPE_TXT,
+            class: Record::CLASS_IN,
+            ttl: 600,
+            rdata: $longString
+        );
+
+        $encoded = $record->encode();
+        $offset = 0;
+        $decoded = Record::decode($encoded, $offset);
+
+        // Verify round-trip: decoded rdata should match original
+        $this->assertSame($longString, $decoded->rdata);
+        $this->assertSame(Record::TYPE_TXT, $decoded->type);
+        $this->assertSame(600, $decoded->ttl);
+
+        // Verify the encoded data has multiple chunks
+        // Extract RDATA portion (skip header: name + type + class + ttl + rdlength)
+        $nameLen = strlen("\x07example\x03com\x00");
+        $headerLen = $nameLen + 2 + 2 + 4 + 2; // name + type + class + ttl + rdlength
+        $rdataEncoded = substr($encoded, $headerLen);
+
+        // Should have 2 chunks: 255 bytes + 45 bytes = 300 bytes total
+        // First chunk: chr(255) + 255 bytes = 256 bytes
+        // Second chunk: chr(45) + 45 bytes = 46 bytes
+        // Total RDATA: 256 + 46 = 302 bytes
+        $this->assertSame(302, strlen($rdataEncoded)); // Total RDATA length
+        $this->assertSame(255, ord($rdataEncoded[0])); // First chunk is 255 bytes
+        $this->assertSame(45, ord($rdataEncoded[256])); // Second chunk is 45 bytes
+    }
+
+    public function testEncodeTxtRecordRoundTripWithMultipleChunks(): void
+    {
+        // Test round-trip encoding/decoding of multi-chunk TXT record
+        $original = "\x07example\x03com\x00"
+            . "\x00\x10"  // TYPE_TXT
+            . "\x00\x01"  // CLASS_IN
+            . "\x00\x00\x02\x58"  // TTL: 600
+            . "\x00\x0C"  // RDLENGTH: 12 bytes (1+3+1+3+1+3)
+            . "\x03foo"
+            . "\x03bar"
+            . "\x03baz";
+
+        $offset = 0;
+        $record = Record::decode($original, $offset);
+        $encoded = $record->encode();
+
+        // Decode again to verify
+        $offset2 = 0;
+        $record2 = Record::decode($encoded, $offset2);
+
+        $this->assertSame('foobarbaz', $record2->rdata);
+        $this->assertSame(Record::TYPE_TXT, $record2->type);
+        $this->assertSame(600, $record2->ttl);
+    }
+
+    public function testEncodeTxtRecordWithEmptyRdata(): void
+    {
+        // Test that empty TXT rdata is encoded as a single zero-length character-string
+        $record = new Record(
+            name: 'example.com',
+            type: Record::TYPE_TXT,
+            class: Record::CLASS_IN,
+            ttl: 600,
+            rdata: ''
+        );
+
+        $encoded = $record->encode();
+
+        // Extract RDATA portion
+        $nameLen = strlen("\x07example\x03com\x00");
+        $headerLen = $nameLen + 2 + 2 + 4 + 2; // name + type + class + ttl + rdlength
+        $rdataEncoded = substr($encoded, $headerLen);
+
+        // Should be a single zero-length character-string: chr(0)
+        $this->assertSame(1, strlen($rdataEncoded)); // RDLENGTH should be 1
+        $this->assertSame(0, ord($rdataEncoded[0])); // First (and only) chunk is 0 bytes
+
+        // Verify round-trip: decode should work and return empty string
+        $offset = 0;
+        $decoded = Record::decode($encoded, $offset);
+        $this->assertSame('', $decoded->rdata);
+        $this->assertSame(Record::TYPE_TXT, $decoded->type);
+        $this->assertSame(600, $decoded->ttl);
+    }
 }