diff --git a/yesod-core/ChangeLog.md b/yesod-core/ChangeLog.md
index 43266e77..b8c2af6d 100644
--- a/yesod-core/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/yesod-core/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.4.37.3
+
+* Improve error message when request body is too large [#1477](https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod/pull/1477)
+
 ## 1.4.37.2
 
 * Improve error messages for the CSRF checking functions [#1455](https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod/issues/1455)
diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Internal/Request.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Internal/Request.hs
index b7e4e3ca..b7032716 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Internal/Request.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Internal/Request.hs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import qualified Network.Wai as W
 import Web.Cookie (parseCookiesText)
 import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as S8
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 as LS8
 import Data.Text (Text, pack)
 import Network.HTTP.Types (queryToQueryText, Status (Status))
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe, catMaybes)
@@ -60,17 +61,23 @@ limitRequestBody maxLen req = do
             let len = fromIntegral $ S8.length bs
                 remaining' = remaining - len
             if remaining < len
-                then throwIO $ HCWai tooLargeResponse
+                then throwIO $ HCWai $ tooLargeResponse maxLen len
                 else do
                     writeIORef ref remaining'
                     return bs
         }
 
-tooLargeResponse :: W.Response
-tooLargeResponse = W.responseLBS
+tooLargeResponse :: Word64 -> Word64 -> W.Response
+tooLargeResponse maxLen bodyLen = W.responseLBS
     (Status 413 "Too Large")
     [("Content-Type", "text/plain")]
-    "Request body too large to be processed."
+    (L.concat 
+        [ "Request body too large to be processed. The maximum size is "
+        , (LS8.pack (show maxLen))
+        , " bytes; your request body was "
+        , (LS8.pack (show bodyLen))
+        , " bytes. If you're the developer of this site, you can configure the maximum length with the `maximumContentLength` function on the Yesod typeclass."
+        ])
 
 parseWaiRequest :: W.Request
                 -> SessionMap
diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Internal/Run.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Internal/Run.hs
index 668e8604..3235208e 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Internal/Run.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Internal/Run.hs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ yesodRunner :: (ToTypedContent res, Yesod site)
             -> Maybe (Route site)
             -> Application
 yesodRunner handler' YesodRunnerEnv {..} route req sendResponse
-  | Just maxLen <- mmaxLen, KnownLength len <- requestBodyLength req, maxLen < len = sendResponse tooLargeResponse
+  | Just maxLen <- mmaxLen, KnownLength len <- requestBodyLength req, maxLen < len = sendResponse (tooLargeResponse maxLen len)
   | otherwise = do
     let dontSaveSession _ = return []
     (session, saveSession) <- liftIO $
diff --git a/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal b/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
index c1d6f8a8..c808eab0 100644
--- a/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
+++ b/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            yesod-core
-version:         1.4.37.2
+version:         1.4.37.3
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>