diff --git a/src/settings/general/previewssettingspage.h b/src/settings/general/previewssettingspage.h
--- a/src/settings/general/previewssettingspage.h
+++ b/src/settings/general/previewssettingspage.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     QListView *m_listView;
     QStringList m_enabledPreviewPlugins;
     QSpinBox* m_remoteFileSizeBox;
+    QSpinBox* m_FileSizeBox;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/settings/general/previewssettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/general/previewssettingspage.cpp
--- a/src/settings/general/previewssettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/general/previewssettingspage.cpp
@@ -39,14 +39,16 @@
 // default settings
 namespace {
     const int MaxRemotePreviewSize = 0; // 0 MB
+    const int MaxPreviewSize = 50; // 50 MB
 }
 
 PreviewsSettingsPage::PreviewsSettingsPage(QWidget* parent) :
     SettingsPageBase(parent),
     m_initialized(false),
     m_listView(nullptr),
     m_enabledPreviewPlugins(),
-    m_remoteFileSizeBox(nullptr)
+    m_remoteFileSizeBox(nullptr),
+    m_FileSizeBox(nullptr)
 {
     QVBoxLayout* topLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
 
@@ -79,14 +81,27 @@
     fileSizeBoxLayout->addWidget(remoteFileSizeLabel, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
     fileSizeBoxLayout->addWidget(m_remoteFileSizeBox);
 
+    QLabel* FileSizeLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label", "Skip previews for files above:"), this);
+
+    m_FileSizeBox = new QSpinBox(this);
+    m_FileSizeBox->setSingleStep(1);
+    m_FileSizeBox->setSuffix(QStringLiteral(" MB"));
+    m_FileSizeBox->setRange(0, 9999999); /* MB */
+
+    QHBoxLayout* fileSizeBoxLayout2 = new QHBoxLayout();
+    fileSizeBoxLayout2->addWidget(FileSizeLabel, 50, Qt::AlignRight);
+    fileSizeBoxLayout2->addWidget(m_FileSizeBox);
+
     topLayout->addWidget(showPreviewsLabel);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_listView);
     topLayout->addLayout(fileSizeBoxLayout);
+    topLayout->addLayout(fileSizeBoxLayout2);
 
     loadSettings();
 
     connect(m_listView, &QListView::clicked, this, &PreviewsSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_remoteFileSizeBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QSpinBox::valueChanged), this, &PreviewsSettingsPage::changed);
+    connect(m_FileSizeBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QSpinBox::valueChanged), this, &PreviewsSettingsPage::changed);
 }
 
 PreviewsSettingsPage::~PreviewsSettingsPage()
@@ -116,12 +131,18 @@
     globalConfig.writeEntry("MaximumRemoteSize",
                             maximumRemoteSize,
                             KConfigBase::Normal | KConfigBase::Global);
+    
+    const qulonglong maximumSize = static_cast<qulonglong>(m_FileSizeBox->value())* 1024 * 1024;
+    globalConfig.writeEntry("MaximumSize",
+                            maximumSize,
+                            KConfigBase::Normal | KConfigBase::Global);
     globalConfig.sync();
 }
 
 void PreviewsSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
 {
     m_remoteFileSizeBox->setValue(MaxRemotePreviewSize);
+    m_FileSizeBox->setValue(MaxPreviewSize);
 }
 
 void PreviewsSettingsPage::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
@@ -173,5 +194,10 @@
     const qulonglong maxRemoteByteSize = globalConfig.readEntry("MaximumRemoteSize", defaultRemotePreview);
     const int maxRemoteMByteSize = maxRemoteByteSize / (1024 * 1024);
     m_remoteFileSizeBox->setValue(maxRemoteMByteSize);
+
+    const qulonglong defaultPreview = static_cast<qulonglong>(MaxPreviewSize)* 1024 * 1024;
+    const qulonglong maxByteSize = globalConfig.readEntry("MaximumSize", defaultPreview);
+    const int maxMByteSize = maxByteSize / (1024 * 1024);
+    m_FileSizeBox->setValue(maxMByteSize);
 }