diff --git a/backend/src/routes/adminSettings.js b/backend/src/routes/adminSettings.js
index 8b0211cf..b921f4e1 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/adminSettings.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/adminSettings.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const faviconStorage = multer.diskStorage({
 
 const faviconUpload = multer({
   storage: faviconStorage,
-  limits: { fileSize: 1 * 1024 * 1024 }, // 1MB
+  limits: { fileSize: 2 * 1024 * 1024 }, // 2MB — roomy enough for a 512×512+ square PNG
   fileFilter: (req, file, cb) => {
     const allowedMimeTypes = ['image/png', 'image/x-icon', 'image/vnd.microsoft.icon'];
     
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de.json
index da352d2b..951bfb84 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de.json
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@
     "currentFavicon": "Aktuelles Favicon",
     "uploadFavicon": "Favicon hochladen",
     "removeFavicon": "Favicon entfernen",
-    "faviconHelp": "PNG- oder ICO-Format, empfohlene Größe: 32x32px",
+    "faviconHelp": "PNG- oder ICO-Format. Bitte ein quadratisches Bild verwenden – empfohlen sind 512×512px für eine scharfe Darstellung auf hochauflösenden Bildschirmen; kleinere Größen funktionieren ebenfalls.",
     "watermarkSettings": "Wasserzeichen-Einstellungen",
     "enableWatermarks": "Wasserzeichen aktivieren",
     "watermarkHelp": "Fügen Sie Ihren Firmennamen als Wasserzeichen auf heruntergeladenen Fotos hinzu",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 184bd535..97ad94d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@
     "currentFavicon": "Current favicon",
     "uploadFavicon": "Upload Favicon",
     "removeFavicon": "Remove Favicon",
-    "faviconHelp": "PNG or ICO format, recommended size: 32x32px",
+    "faviconHelp": "PNG or ICO format. Use a square image — 512×512px is recommended for crisp display on high-resolution screens; smaller sizes work too.",
     "watermarkSettings": "Watermark Settings",
     "enableWatermarks": "Enable Watermarks",
     "watermarkHelp": "Add your company name as a watermark on downloaded photos",