diff --git a/src/interfaces/api/routes.rs b/src/interfaces/api/routes.rs
index 94c6d834..99c07f55 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/api/routes.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/api/routes.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use axum::{
     routing::{get, post, put, delete},
     Router,
+    extract::DefaultBodyLimit,
     response::Json as AxumJson,
 };
 use serde_json::json;
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ pub fn create_api_routes(app_state: &AppState) -> Router<AppState> {
         .route("/upload", post(FileHandler::upload_file_with_thumbnails))
         .route("/{id}", get(FileHandler::download_file))
         .route("/{id}/thumbnail/{size}", get(FileHandler::get_thumbnail))
+        .layer(DefaultBodyLimit::max(10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)) // 10 GB for file uploads
         .with_state(app_state.clone());
     
     // File operations with trash support
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7ec8aa4e..24d0dbb5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use axum::Router;
+use axum::extract::DefaultBodyLimit;
 use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
 use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt};
 
@@ -153,6 +154,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     use oxicloud::interfaces::middleware::redirect::redirect_middleware;
     app = app.layer(axum::middleware::from_fn(redirect_middleware));
     
+    // Increase the default body limit to 10 GB to allow large file uploads.
+    // Without this Axum caps Multipart bodies at 2 MB.
+    app = app.layer(DefaultBodyLimit::max(10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024));
+    
     // Start server
     let addr = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], 8086));
     tracing::info!("Starting OxiCloud server on http://{}", addr);