diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ec4d0851..4e5f8059 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## v0.23.12 (WIP)
 
+- Skipped the default body size limit middleware for the backup upload endpooint ([#6152](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/6152)).
+
 - Added warning logs in case of mismatched `modernc.org/sqlite` and `modernc.org/libs` versions ([#6136](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/6136#issuecomment-2556336962)).
 
 
diff --git a/apis/backup.go b/apis/backup.go
index db15c80c..f1f2eb6e 100644
--- a/apis/backup.go
+++ b/apis/backup.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func bindBackupApi(app core.App, rg *router.RouterGroup[*core.RequestEvent]) {
 	sub := rg.Group("/backups")
 	sub.GET("", backupsList).Bind(RequireSuperuserAuth())
 	sub.POST("", backupCreate).Bind(RequireSuperuserAuth())
-	sub.POST("/upload", backupUpload).Bind(RequireSuperuserAuth())
+	sub.POST("/upload", backupUpload).Bind(BodyLimit(0), RequireSuperuserAuth())
 	sub.GET("/{key}", backupDownload) // relies on superuser file token
 	sub.DELETE("/{key}", backupDelete).Bind(RequireSuperuserAuth())
 	sub.POST("/{key}/restore", backupRestore).Bind(RequireSuperuserAuth())
diff --git a/apis/backup_test.go b/apis/backup_test.go
index 0caec65a..ca4f5c10 100644
--- a/apis/backup_test.go
+++ b/apis/backup_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/apis"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
 	"gocloud.dev/blob"
@@ -346,6 +347,19 @@ func TestBackupUpload(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedStatus: 204,
 			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"*": 0},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:   "ensure that the default body limit is skipped",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			URL:    "/api/backups/upload",
+			Body:   bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, apis.DefaultMaxBodySize+100)),
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoicGJjXzMxNDI2MzU4MjMiLCJleHAiOjI1MjQ2MDQ0NjEsInJlZnJlc2hhYmxlIjp0cnVlfQ.UXgO3j-0BumcugrFjbd7j0M4MQvbrLggLlcu_YNGjoY",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:     400, // it doesn't matter as long as it is not 413
+			ExpectedContent:    []string{`"data":{`},
+			NotExpectedContent: []string{"entity too large"},
+			ExpectedEvents:     map[string]int{"*": 0},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {