diff --git a/packages/core/upload/admin/src/components/AssetCard/UploadingAssetCard.js b/packages/core/upload/admin/src/components/AssetCard/UploadingAssetCard.js
index 375b7623db..4cf89a9448 100644
--- a/packages/core/upload/admin/src/components/AssetCard/UploadingAssetCard.js
+++ b/packages/core/upload/admin/src/components/AssetCard/UploadingAssetCard.js
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ export const UploadingAssetCard = ({ asset, onCancel, onStatusChange, addUploade
       </Card>
       {error ? (
         <Typography variant="pi" fontWeight="bold" textColor="danger600">
-          {error.message}
+          {formatMessage({
+            id: getTrad(`apiError.${error.response.data.error.message}`),
+            defaultMessage: error.response.data.error.message,
+          })}
         </Typography>
       ) : (
         undefined
diff --git a/packages/core/upload/admin/src/translations/en.json b/packages/core/upload/admin/src/translations/en.json
index 96d39dd4af..a0a2b6edb1 100644
--- a/packages/core/upload/admin/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/packages/core/upload/admin/src/translations/en.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "apiError.FileTooBig": "The uploaded file exceeds the maximum allowed asset size.",
   "bulk.select.label": "Select all assets",
   "button.next": "Next",
   "checkControl.crop-duplicate": "Duplicate & crop the asset",