diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_file.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_file.inc.php
index 9d312a32c9..7c5760e378 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_file.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_file.inc.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class etemplate_widget_file extends etemplate_widget
 		{
 			$this->attrs['multiple'] = true;
 		}
+		$this->attrs['max_file_size'] = egw_vfs::int_size(ini_get('upload_max_filesize'));
 	}
 
 	/**