diff --git a/docker/build/edxapp/lms.yml b/docker/build/edxapp/lms.yml
index c0e34bb4e..6bcb2f9d4 100644
--- a/docker/build/edxapp/lms.yml
+++ b/docker/build/edxapp/lms.yml
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ PROFILE_IMAGE_BACKEND:
     options:
         base_url: /media/profile-images/
         location: /edx/var/edxapp/media/profile-images/
-PROFILE_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES: 1048576
+PROFILE_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES: 2097152
 PROFILE_IMAGE_MIN_BYTES: 100
 PROFILE_IMAGE_SECRET_KEY: placeholder_secret_key
 PROFILE_IMAGE_SIZES_MAP:
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
index bd923eee8..a135c1d38 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ EDXAPP_PROFILE_IMAGE_MAX_AGE: 31536000
 EDXAPP_PROFILE_IMAGE_HASH_SEED: placeholder_secret_key
 
 # In bytes
-EDXAPP_PROFILE_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES: 1048576
+EDXAPP_PROFILE_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES: 2097152
 EDXAPP_PROFILE_IMAGE_MIN_BYTES: 100
 
 EDXAPP_PROFILE_IMAGE_SIZES_MAP: