diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
index f678bbe3a9..3e1830a072 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
@@ -158,6 +158,22 @@ checkProfileImageSize = mapM_ $ \(ImageData t) ->
   let size = T.length t
    in when (size > maxProfileImageSize) $ throwCmdError $ "Profile image is too large " <> show size
 
+checkProfileSize :: Profile -> CM ()
+checkProfileSize profile = do
+  vr <- chatVersionRange
+  let info = ChatMessage {chatVRange = vr, msgId = Nothing, chatMsgEvent = XInfo profile}
+  case encodeChatMessage maxEncodedInfoLength info of
+    ECMEncoded _ -> pure ()
+    ECMLarge -> throwCmdError "Profile is too large"
+
+checkGroupProfileSize :: GroupProfile -> CM ()
+checkGroupProfileSize gProfile = do
+  vr <- chatVersionRange
+  let info = ChatMessage {chatVRange = vr, msgId = Nothing, chatMsgEvent = XGrpInfo gProfile}
+  case encodeChatMessage maxEncodedInfoLength info of
+    ECMEncoded _ -> pure ()
+    ECMLarge -> throwCmdError "Group profile is too large"
+
 imageExtensions :: [String]
 imageExtensions = [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif"]
 
@@ -358,9 +374,10 @@ processChatCommand :: VersionRangeChat -> NetworkRequestMode -> ChatCommand -> C
 processChatCommand vr nm = \case
   ShowActiveUser -> withUser' $ pure . CRActiveUser
   CreateActiveUser NewUser {profile, pastTimestamp, userChatRelay} -> do
-    forM_ profile $ \Profile {displayName, image} -> do
+    forM_ profile $ \p@Profile {displayName, image} -> do
       checkValidName displayName
       checkProfileImageSize image
+      checkProfileSize p
     p@Profile {displayName} <- liftIO $ maybe generateRandomProfile pure profile
     u <- asks currentUser
     users <- withFastStore' getUsers
@@ -3640,6 +3657,7 @@ processChatCommand vr nm = \case
       | otherwise = do
           when (n /= n') $ checkValidName n'
           checkProfileImageSize img'
+          checkProfileSize p'
           -- read contacts before user update to correctly merge preferences
           contacts <- withFastStore' $ \db -> getUserContacts db vr user
           user' <- updateUser
@@ -3725,6 +3743,7 @@ processChatCommand vr nm = \case
       assertUserGroupRole gInfo GROwner
       when (n /= n') $ checkValidName n'
       checkProfileImageSize img'
+      checkGroupProfileSize p'
       gInfo' <- withStore $ \db -> updateGroupProfile db user gInfo p'
       msg <- case businessChat of
         Just BusinessChatInfo {businessId} -> do
@@ -3868,6 +3887,7 @@ processChatCommand vr nm = \case
     newGroup user incognito gProfile@GroupProfile {displayName, image} useRelays memberId groupKeys_ publicMemberCount_ = do
       checkValidName displayName
       checkProfileImageSize image
+      checkGroupProfileSize gProfile
       -- [incognito] generate incognito profile for group membership
       incognitoProfile <- if incognito then Just <$> liftIO generateRandomProfile else pure Nothing
       withFastStore $ \db -> createNewGroup db vr user gProfile incognitoProfile useRelays memberId groupKeys_ publicMemberCount_
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Utils.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Utils.hs
index d42e833c39..712b7ffaf0 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Utils.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Utils.hs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import Data.String
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Simplex.Chat.Controller (ChatConfig (..), ChatController (..))
+import Simplex.Chat.Library.Commands (maxProfileImageSize)
 import Simplex.Chat.Markdown (viewName)
 import Simplex.Chat.Messages.CIContent (e2eInfoNoPQText, e2eInfoPQText)
 import Simplex.Chat.Protocol
@@ -235,7 +236,9 @@ genProfileImg = do
   g <- C.newRandom
   atomically $ B64.encode <$> C.randomBytes lrgLen g
   where
-    lrgLen = maxEncodedInfoLength * 3 `div` 4 - 420
+    -- raw bytes that base64-encode to fit maxProfileImageSize when prefixed with "data:image/png;base64,"
+    lrgLen = (maxProfileImageSize - imagePrefixLen) * 3 `div` 4 - 1
+    imagePrefixLen = 22
 
 -- PQ combinators /