diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
index 4fc32b50c..7153a2bd6 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
@@ -263,7 +263,11 @@ def register(conn, params) do
   end
 
   def update_avatar(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
-    {:ok, object} = ActivityPub.upload(params)
+    upload_limit =
+      Application.get_env(:pleroma, :instance)
+      |> Keyword.fetch(:avatar_upload_limit)
+
+    {:ok, object} = ActivityPub.upload(params, upload_limit)
     change = Changeset.change(user, %{avatar: object.data})
     {:ok, user} = User.update_and_set_cache(change)
     CommonAPI.update(user)
@@ -272,7 +276,11 @@ def update_avatar(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
   end
 
   def update_banner(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
-    with {:ok, object} <- ActivityPub.upload(%{"img" => params["banner"]}),
+    upload_limit =
+      Application.get_env(:pleroma, :instance)
+      |> Keyword.fetch(:banner_upload_limit)
+
+    with {:ok, object} <- ActivityPub.upload(%{"img" => params["banner"]}, upload_limit),
          new_info <- Map.put(user.info, "banner", object.data),
          change <- User.info_changeset(user, %{info: new_info}),
          {:ok, user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(change) do
@@ -286,7 +294,11 @@ def update_banner(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
   end
 
   def update_background(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
-    with {:ok, object} <- ActivityPub.upload(params),
+    upload_limit =
+      Application.get_env(:pleroma, :instance)
+      |> Keyword.fetch(:background_upload_limit)
+
+    with {:ok, object} <- ActivityPub.upload(params, upload_limit),
          new_info <- Map.put(user.info, "background", object.data),
          change <- User.info_changeset(user, %{info: new_info}),
          {:ok, _user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(change) do