diff --git a/invenio.cfg b/invenio.cfg
index ba92aa8f..86dd3b38 100644
--- a/invenio.cfg
+++ b/invenio.cfg
@@ -534,6 +534,10 @@ THEME_MATHJAX_CDN = (
     "?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML"
 )
 
+FILES_REST_DEFAULT_MAX_FILE_SIZE = (
+    1 * 10**12
+)  # 1TB (also controls max allowed upload size)
+
 RDM_FILES_DEFAULT_QUOTA_SIZE = 50 * 10 ** 9  # 50GB
 RDM_FILES_DEFAULT_MAX_FILE_SIZE = 50 * 10 ** 9  # 50GB