diff --git a/pkg/api/server.go b/pkg/api/server.go
index 5fe5b2784..0fc201cc6 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server.go
@@ -134,12 +134,13 @@ func Start() {
 			return true
 		},
 	})
+	maxUploadSize := handler.UploadMaxSize(config.GetMaxUploadSize())
 
 	txnManager := manager.GetInstance().TxnManager
 	resolver := &Resolver{
 		txnManager: txnManager,
 	}
-	gqlHandler := handler.GraphQL(models.NewExecutableSchema(models.Config{Resolvers: resolver}), recoverFunc, websocketUpgrader)
+	gqlHandler := handler.GraphQL(models.NewExecutableSchema(models.Config{Resolvers: resolver}), recoverFunc, websocketUpgrader, maxUploadSize)
 
 	r.Handle("/graphql", gqlHandler)
 	r.Handle("/playground", handler.Playground("GraphQL playground", "/graphql"))
diff --git a/pkg/manager/config/config.go b/pkg/manager/config/config.go
index 622500bec..6ef58f6b9 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/config/config.go
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ const LogOut = "logOut"
 const LogLevel = "logLevel"
 const LogAccess = "logAccess"
 
+// File upload options
+const MaxUploadSize = "max_upload_size"
+
 func Set(key string, value interface{}) {
 	viper.Set(key, value)
 }
@@ -579,6 +582,15 @@ func GetLogAccess() bool {
 	return ret
 }
 
+// Max allowed graphql upload size in megabytes
+func GetMaxUploadSize() int64 {
+	ret := int64(1024)
+	if viper.IsSet(MaxUploadSize) {
+		ret = viper.GetInt64(MaxUploadSize)
+	}
+	return ret << 20
+}
+
 func IsValid() bool {
 	setPaths := viper.IsSet(Stash) && viper.IsSet(Cache) && viper.IsSet(Generated) && viper.IsSet(Metadata)
 
diff --git a/pkg/manager/task_import.go b/pkg/manager/task_import.go
index 6e9a4489f..77eefde62 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/task_import.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/task_import.go
@@ -172,17 +172,21 @@ func (t *ImportTask) unzipFile() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		defer o.Close()
 
 		i, err := f.Open()
 		if err != nil {
+			o.Close()
 			return err
 		}
-		defer i.Close()
 
 		if _, err := io.Copy(o, i); err != nil {
+			o.Close()
+			i.Close()
 			return err
 		}
+
+		o.Close()
+		i.Close()
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/models/sql.go b/pkg/models/sql.go
index af7f8374e..ea33f3245 100644
--- a/pkg/models/sql.go
+++ b/pkg/models/sql.go
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ func NullInt64(v int64) sql.NullInt64 {
 		Int64: v,
 		Valid: true,
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Changelog/versions/v050.md b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Changelog/versions/v050.md
index 0efc790f2..45b244cf1 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Changelog/versions/v050.md
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Changelog/versions/v050.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * Allow configuration of visible navbar items.
 
 ### 🎨 Improvements
+* Added configuration option for import file size limit and increased default to 1GB.
 * Add dry-run option for Clean task.
 * Refresh UI when changing custom CSS options.
 * Add batch deleting of performers, tags, studios, and movies.
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Configuration.md b/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Configuration.md
index 81d5e3c30..ac5f7d596 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Configuration.md
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Configuration.md
@@ -103,3 +103,10 @@ Stash saves login credentials in the config.yml file. You must reset both login
 * Delete the `login` and `password` lines from the file and save
 Stash authentication should now be reset with no authentication credentials.
 
+## Advanced configuration options
+
+These options are typically not exposed in the UI and must be changed manually in the `config.yml` file.
+
+| Field | Remarks |
+|-------|---------|
+| `max_upload_size` | Maximum file upload size for import files. Defaults to 1GB. |