diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeView.kt
index 5580424a17..fb00603166 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeView.kt
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ fun ComposeView(
                 if (remoteHost == null) saveAnimImage(it.uri)
                 else CryptoFile.desktopPlain(it.uri)
               is UploadContent.Video ->
-                if (remoteHost == null) saveFileFromUri(it.uri, hiddenFileNamePrefix = "video")
+                if (remoteHost == null) saveFileFromUri(it.uri, cs.maxFileSize, hiddenFileNamePrefix = "video")
                 else CryptoFile.desktopPlain(it.uri)
             }
             if (file != null) {
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ fun ComposeView(
         }
         is ComposePreview.FilePreview -> {
           val file = if (remoteHost == null) {
-            saveFileFromUri(preview.uri)
+            saveFileFromUri(preview.uri, cs.maxFileSize)
           } else {
             CryptoFile.desktopPlain(preview.uri)
           }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt
index 86f2f13313..eee97eeca9 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ expect suspend fun saveTempImageUncompressed(image: ImageBitmap, asPng: Boolean)
 
 fun saveFileFromUri(
   uri: URI,
+  maxBytes: Long,
   withAlertOnException: Boolean = true,
   hiddenFileNamePrefix: String? = null
 ): CryptoFile? {
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ fun saveFileFromUri(
       val destFile = File(getAppFilePath(destFileName))
       if (encrypted) {
         createTmpFileAndDelete { tmpFile ->
-          Files.copy(inputStream, tmpFile.toPath())
+          copyInputStreamToFile(inputStream, tmpFile, maxBytes)
           try {
             val args = encryptCryptoFile(tmpFile.absolutePath, destFile.absolutePath)
             CryptoFile(destFileName, args)
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ fun saveFileFromUri(
           }
         }
       } else {
-        Files.copy(inputStream, destFile.toPath())
+        copyInputStreamToFile(inputStream, destFile, maxBytes)
         CryptoFile.plain(destFileName)
       }
     } else {
@@ -297,6 +298,15 @@ fun saveFileFromUri(
 
       null
     }
+  } catch (e: FileTooLargeException) {
+    Log.e(TAG, "Util.kt saveFileFromUri file too large: ${e.message}")
+    if (withAlertOnException) {
+      AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
+        generalGetString(MR.strings.large_file),
+        String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.maximum_supported_file_size), formatBytes(maxBytes))
+      )
+    }
+    null
   } catch (e: Exception) {
     Log.e(TAG, "Util.kt saveFileFromUri error: ${e.stackTraceToString()}")
     if (withAlertOnException) showWrongUriAlert()
@@ -305,6 +315,27 @@ fun saveFileFromUri(
   }
 }
 
+class FileTooLargeException(maxBytes: Long) : IOException("file exceeds $maxBytes bytes")
+
+fun copyInputStreamToFile(inputStream: InputStream, destFile: File, maxBytes: Long) {
+  try {
+    destFile.outputStream().use { output ->
+      val buffer = ByteArray(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE)
+      var copied = 0L
+      while (true) {
+        val read = inputStream.read(buffer)
+        if (read < 0) break
+        if (copied > maxBytes - read) throw FileTooLargeException(maxBytes)
+        output.write(buffer, 0, read)
+        copied += read
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e: Throwable) {
+    destFile.delete()
+    throw e
+  }
+}
+
 fun saveWallpaperFile(uri: URI): String? {
   val destFileName = generateNewFileName("wallpaper", "jpg", File(getWallpaperFilePath("")))
   val destFile = File(getWallpaperFilePath(destFileName))
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopTest/kotlin/chat/simplex/app/UtilsFileCopyTest.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopTest/kotlin/chat/simplex/app/UtilsFileCopyTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3757b81565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopTest/kotlin/chat/simplex/app/UtilsFileCopyTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package chat.simplex.app
+
+import chat.simplex.common.views.helpers.FileTooLargeException
+import chat.simplex.common.views.helpers.copyInputStreamToFile
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
+import java.io.InputStream
+import kotlin.io.path.createTempFile
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertContentEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertFailsWith
+import kotlin.test.assertFalse
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+class UtilsFileCopyTest {
+  @Test
+  fun testCopyInputStreamAllowsLimitBoundary() {
+    val dest = createTempFile().toFile()
+    val data = ByteArray(4) { it.toByte() }
+
+    copyInputStreamToFile(ByteArrayInputStream(data), dest, maxBytes = 4)
+
+    assertTrue(dest.exists())
+    assertContentEquals(data, dest.readBytes())
+    dest.delete()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testCopyInputStreamRejectsAndDeletesOversizedOutput() {
+    val dest = createTempFile().toFile()
+    val data = ByteArray(5) { it.toByte() }
+
+    assertFailsWith<FileTooLargeException> {
+      copyInputStreamToFile(ByteArrayInputStream(data), dest, maxBytes = 4)
+    }
+
+    assertFalse(dest.exists())
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testCopyInputStreamCopiesAcrossMultipleReads() {
+    val dest = createTempFile().toFile()
+    val data = ByteArray(20) { it.toByte() }
+
+    // Delivered 3 bytes per read, so the copy loop runs many iterations and accumulates copied > 0
+    copyInputStreamToFile(chunkedStream(data, 3), dest, maxBytes = 20)
+
+    assertTrue(dest.exists())
+    assertContentEquals(data, dest.readBytes())
+    dest.delete()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testCopyInputStreamRejectsAndDeletesWhenLimitCrossedMidStream() {
+    val dest = createTempFile().toFile()
+    val data = ByteArray(10) { it.toByte() }
+
+    // With 3-byte reads and a 7-byte limit, 6 bytes are written before the next read would exceed it
+    assertFailsWith<FileTooLargeException> {
+      copyInputStreamToFile(chunkedStream(data, 3), dest, maxBytes = 7)
+    }
+
+    assertFalse(dest.exists())
+  }
+
+  // Returns at most chunkSize bytes per read to force the copy loop to iterate, regardless of buffer size
+  private fun chunkedStream(data: ByteArray, chunkSize: Int): InputStream =
+    object : ByteArrayInputStream(data) {
+      override fun read(b: ByteArray, off: Int, len: Int): Int = super.read(b, off, minOf(len, chunkSize))
+    }
+}