diff --git a/locales/en/messages.json b/locales/en/messages.json
index 68a1b210..3fb20410 100644
--- a/locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/locales/en/messages.json
@@ -2673,6 +2673,9 @@
     "firmwareFlasherHexCorrupted": {
         "message": "HEX file appears to be corrupted"
     },
+    "firmwareFlasherTooBig": {
+        "message": "Firmware file is too big ($1 bytes)"
+    },
     "firmwareFlasherRemoteFirmwareLoaded": {
         "message": "<span class=\"message-positive\">Remote Firmware loaded, ready for flashing</span>"
     },
diff --git a/src/js/tabs/firmware_flasher.js b/src/js/tabs/firmware_flasher.js
index da04d9f3..9000d208 100644
--- a/src/js/tabs/firmware_flasher.js
+++ b/src/js/tabs/firmware_flasher.js
@@ -379,17 +379,24 @@ TABS.firmware_flasher.initialize = function (callback) {
                         analytics.setFirmwareData(analytics.DATA.FIRMWARE_NAME, file.name);
                         var reader = new FileReader();
 
+                        // Max size in bytes of the local file to load and flash
+                        const MAX_FLASH_LOCAL_FILE_SIZE = 2*1024*1024;
+
                         reader.onprogress = function (e) {
-                            if (e.total > 1048576) { // 1 MB
-                                // dont allow reading files bigger then 1 MB
-                                console.log('File limit (1 MB) exceeded, aborting');
+                            if (e.total > MAX_FLASH_LOCAL_FILE_SIZE) { 
                                 reader.abort();
                             }
                         };
 
                         reader.onloadend = function(e) {
-                            if (e.total != 0 && e.total == e.loaded) {
-                                console.log('File loaded');
+                            if (e.total > MAX_FLASH_LOCAL_FILE_SIZE) {
+
+                                console.log('File limit (' + MAX_FLASH_LOCAL_FILE_SIZE + ') exceeded, aborting');
+                                $('span.progressLabel').text(i18n.getMessage('firmwareFlasherTooBig', e.total));
+
+                            } else if (e.total != 0 && e.total == e.loaded) {
+
+                                console.log('File loaded (' + e.loaded + ')');
 
                                 intel_hex = e.target.result;