diff --git a/application/controllers/lehre/anrechnung/RequestAnrechnung.php b/application/controllers/lehre/anrechnung/RequestAnrechnung.php
index bc886a876..bf98e1c59 100644
--- a/application/controllers/lehre/anrechnung/RequestAnrechnung.php
+++ b/application/controllers/lehre/anrechnung/RequestAnrechnung.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class requestAnrechnung extends Auth_Controller
 		// Validate data
 		if (empty($_FILES['uploadfile']['name']))
 		{
-			return $this->outputJsonError($this->p->t('ui', 'errorUploadFehlt'));
+			return $this->outputJsonError($this->p->t('ui', 'errorUploadFehltOderZuGross'));
 		}
 
 		if (isEmptyString($begruendung_id) ||
diff --git a/application/views/lehre/anrechnung/requestAnrechnung.php b/application/views/lehre/anrechnung/requestAnrechnung.php
index e507d3846..978dd5606 100644
--- a/application/views/lehre/anrechnung/requestAnrechnung.php
+++ b/application/views/lehre/anrechnung/requestAnrechnung.php
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ $this->load->view(
                 'neu',
 				'maxZeichen',
                 'errorBestaetigungFehlt',
-				'systemfehler'
+				'systemfehler',
+                'errorDokumentZuGross'
 			),
 			'anrechnung' => array(
 				'deadlineUeberschritten',
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ $this->load->view(
 										<div class="form-inline panel-body">
 											<div class="form-group">
 												<input type="file" id="requestAnrechnung-uploadfile"
-													   name="uploadfile" accept=".pdf" size="50"
+													   name="uploadfile" accept=".pdf" size="50" data-maxsize="<?php echo (int)ini_get('upload_max_filesize') * 1024 ?>"
 													   required>
 											</div>
 											<span id="requestAnrechnung-uploadTooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="right"
diff --git a/public/js/lehre/anrechnung/requestAnrechnung.js b/public/js/lehre/anrechnung/requestAnrechnung.js
index fa7d02de8..b664812dc 100644
--- a/public/js/lehre/anrechnung/requestAnrechnung.js
+++ b/public/js/lehre/anrechnung/requestAnrechnung.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ const ANRECHNUNGSTATUS_REJECTED = 'rejected';
 const HERKUNFT_DER_KENNTNISSE_MAX_LENGTH = 125;
 
 $(function(){
+    const uploadMaxFilesize = $('#requestAnrechnung-uploadfile').data('maxsize')  ; // in byte
+
     // Set status alert color
     requestAnrechnung.setStatusAlertColor();
 
@@ -26,6 +28,12 @@ $(function(){
         // Avoid form redirecting automatically
         e.preventDefault();
 
+        var fileInput = $('#requestAnrechnung-uploadfile');
+        if (!requestAnrechnung.fileSizeOk(fileInput, uploadMaxFilesize)) // in byte
+        {
+            return FHC_DialogLib.alertWarning(FHC_PhrasesLib.t("ui", "errorDokumentZuGross"));
+        }
+
         FHC_AjaxClient.ajaxCallPost(
             FHC_JS_DATA_STORAGE_OBJECT.called_path + "/apply",
             {
@@ -161,5 +169,19 @@ var requestAnrechnung = {
 
         // Disable all form elements
         $("#requestAnrechnung-form :input").prop("disabled", true);
+    },
+    fileSizeOk: function(fileInput, maxSize){
+
+        if (fileInput.get(0).files.length){
+
+            var fileSize = fileInput.get(0).files[0].size; // in bytes
+
+            if (fileSize > maxSize)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/phrasesupdate.php b/system/phrasesupdate.php
index 1baffa93b..5c4e4d445 100644
--- a/system/phrasesupdate.php
+++ b/system/phrasesupdate.php
@@ -12333,6 +12333,46 @@ array(
 			)
 		)
 	),
+    array(
+        'app' => 'core',
+        'category' => 'ui',
+        'phrase' => 'errorDokumentZuGross',
+        'insertvon' => 'system',
+        'phrases' => array(
+            array(
+                'sprache' => 'German',
+                'text' => "Dokument zu groß",
+                'description' => '',
+                'insertvon' => 'system'
+            ),
+            array(
+                'sprache' => 'English',
+                'text' => "Document maximum size exceeded",
+                'description' => '',
+                'insertvon' => 'system'
+            )
+        )
+    ),
+    array(
+        'app' => 'core',
+        'category' => 'ui',
+        'phrase' => 'errorUploadFehltOderZuGross',
+        'insertvon' => 'system',
+        'phrases' => array(
+            array(
+                'sprache' => 'German',
+                'text' => "Dokument fehlt oder zu groß",
+                'description' => '',
+                'insertvon' => 'system'
+            ),
+            array(
+                'sprache' => 'English',
+                'text' => "Document missing or maximum size exceeded",
+                'description' => '',
+                'insertvon' => 'system'
+            )
+        )
+    ),
 	array(
 		'app' => 'core',
 		'category' => 'ui',