diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
index 656a861cd..ea6e593d9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountController do
       {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{errors: [avatar: {"file is too large", _}]}} ->
         render_error(conn, :request_entity_too_large, "File is too large")
 
+      {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{errors: [banner: {"file is too large", _}]}} ->
+        render_error(conn, :request_entity_too_large, "File is too large")
+
+      {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{errors: [background: {"file is too large", _}]}} ->
+        render_error(conn, :request_entity_too_large, "File is too large")
+
       _e ->
         render_error(conn, :forbidden, "Invalid request")
     end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/update_credentials_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/update_credentials_test.exs
index 57bca897c..d5fac7e25 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/update_credentials_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/update_credentials_test.exs
@@ -306,6 +306,32 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.UpdateCredentialsTest do
       assert user.banner == nil
     end
 
+    test "updates the user's banner, upload_limit, returns a HTTP 413", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
+      upload_limit = Config.get([:instance, :upload_limit]) * 8 + 8
+
+      assert :ok ==
+               File.write(Path.absname("test/tmp/large_binary.data"), <<0::size(upload_limit)>>)
+
+      new_header_oversized = %Plug.Upload{
+        content_type: nil,
+        path: Path.absname("test/tmp/large_binary.data"),
+        filename: "large_binary.data"
+      }
+
+      res =
+        patch(conn, "/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{"header" => new_header_oversized})
+
+      assert user_response = json_response_and_validate_schema(res, 413)
+      assert user_response["header"] != User.banner_url(user)
+
+      user = User.get_by_id(user.id)
+      assert user.banner == %{}
+
+      clear_config([:instance, :upload_limit], upload_limit)
+
+      assert :ok == File.rm(Path.absname("test/tmp/large_binary.data"))
+    end
+
     test "updates the user's background", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
       new_header = %Plug.Upload{
         content_type: "image/jpeg",
@@ -329,6 +355,34 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.UpdateCredentialsTest do
       assert user.background == nil
     end
 
+    test "updates the user's background, upload_limit, returns a HTTP 413", %{
+      conn: conn,
+      user: user
+    } do
+      upload_limit = Config.get([:instance, :upload_limit]) * 8 + 8
+
+      assert :ok ==
+               File.write(Path.absname("test/tmp/large_binary.data"), <<0::size(upload_limit)>>)
+
+      new_background_oversized = %Plug.Upload{
+        content_type: nil,
+        path: Path.absname("test/tmp/large_binary.data"),
+        filename: "large_binary.data"
+      }
+
+      res =
+        patch(conn, "/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{
+          "pleroma_background_image" => new_background_oversized
+        })
+
+      assert user_response = json_response_and_validate_schema(res, 413)
+      assert user.background == %{}
+
+      clear_config([:instance, :upload_limit], upload_limit)
+
+      assert :ok == File.rm(Path.absname("test/tmp/large_binary.data"))
+    end
+
     test "requires 'write:accounts' permission" do
       token1 = insert(:oauth_token, scopes: ["read"])
       token2 = insert(:oauth_token, scopes: ["write", "follow"])