diff --git a/src/hooks/read-image-resizer/image-dimensions.test.ts b/src/hooks/read-image-resizer/image-dimensions.test.ts
index 47beb2714..72fa2dbb7 100644
--- a/src/hooks/read-image-resizer/image-dimensions.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/read-image-resizer/image-dimensions.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ function createGifDataUrl(width: number, height: number): string {
   return `data:image/gif;base64,${buf.toString("base64")}`
 }
 
+function createLargePngDataUrl(width: number, height: number, extraBase64Chars: number): string {
+  const baseDataUrl = createPngDataUrl(width, height)
+  const base64Data = baseDataUrl.slice(baseDataUrl.indexOf(",") + 1)
+  const paddedBase64 = `${base64Data}${"A".repeat(extraBase64Chars)}`
+  return `data:image/png;base64,${paddedBase64}`
+}
+
 describe("parseImageDimensions", () => {
   it("parses PNG 1x1 dimensions", () => {
     //#given
@@ -51,6 +58,17 @@ describe("parseImageDimensions", () => {
     expect(result).toEqual({ width: 3000, height: 2000 })
   })
 
+  it("parses PNG dimensions from a very large base64 payload", () => {
+    //#given
+    const dataUrl = createLargePngDataUrl(4096, 2160, 10 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+    //#when
+    const result = parseImageDimensions(dataUrl, "image/png")
+
+    //#then
+    expect(result).toEqual({ width: 4096, height: 2160 })
+  })
+
   it("parses GIF 1x1 dimensions", () => {
     //#given
     const dataUrl = GIF_1X1_DATA_URL
diff --git a/src/hooks/read-image-resizer/image-dimensions.ts b/src/hooks/read-image-resizer/image-dimensions.ts
index 56088e97b..0bb411905 100644
--- a/src/hooks/read-image-resizer/image-dimensions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/read-image-resizer/image-dimensions.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import type { ImageDimensions } from "./types"
 
 import { extractBase64Data } from "../../tools/look-at/mime-type-inference"
 
+const HEADER_BYTES = 32_768
+const HEADER_BASE64_CHARS = Math.ceil(HEADER_BYTES / 3) * 4
+
 function toImageDimensions(width: number, height: number): ImageDimensions | null {
   if (!Number.isFinite(width) || !Number.isFinite(height)) {
     return null
@@ -157,7 +160,8 @@ export function parseImageDimensions(base64DataUrl: string, mimeType: string): I
       return null
     }
 
-    const buffer = Buffer.from(rawBase64, "base64")
+    const headerBase64 = rawBase64.length > HEADER_BASE64_CHARS ? rawBase64.slice(0, HEADER_BASE64_CHARS) : rawBase64
+    const buffer = Buffer.from(headerBase64, "base64")
     if (buffer.length === 0) {
       return null
     }