diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 7c561ddfb..3211d42db 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ notification-rate-limit: 3600
 notification-collate-delay: 300
 notification-expiration: 259201
 session-timeout: 7200
+maximum-content-length: 52428800
 
 log-settings:
   detailed:      "_env:DETAILED_LOGGING:false"
diff --git a/src/Foundation.hs b/src/Foundation.hs
index 7e729cc8f..1cdab14f8 100644
--- a/src/Foundation.hs
+++ b/src/Foundation.hs
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ instance Yesod UniWorX where
       (getCachedDate, _) <- clientSessionDateCacher appSessionTimeout
       return . Just $ clientSessionBackend appSessionKey getCachedDate
 
-    maximumContentLength _ _ = Just $ 50 * 2^20
+    maximumContentLength UniWorX{appSettings=AppSettings{appMaximumContentLength}} _ = appMaximumContentLength
 
     -- Yesod Middleware allows you to run code before and after each handler function.
     -- The defaultYesodMiddleware adds the response header "Vary: Accept, Accept-Language" and performs authorization checks.
diff --git a/src/Settings.hs b/src/Settings.hs
index f3ad5f7ac..81f98eb45 100644
--- a/src/Settings.hs
+++ b/src/Settings.hs
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ data AppSettings = AppSettings
     , appNotificationCollateDelay :: NominalDiffTime
     , appNotificationExpiration :: NominalDiffTime
     , appSessionTimeout         :: NominalDiffTime
+    , appMaximumContentLength   :: Maybe Word64
 
     , appInitialLogSettings     :: LogSettings
 
@@ -354,6 +355,8 @@ instance FromJSON AppSettings where
 
         appSessionTimeout         <- o .: "session-timeout"
 
+        appMaximumContentLength   <- o .: "maximum-content-length"
+
         appReloadTemplates        <- o .:? "reload-templates" .!= defaultDev
         appMutableStatic          <- o .:? "mutable-static"   .!= defaultDev
         appSkipCombining          <- o .:? "skip-combining"   .!= defaultDev