diff --git a/fittrackee/tests/workouts/test_workouts_api_1_post.py b/fittrackee/tests/workouts/test_workouts_api_1_post.py
index c500d8fd..da727f10 100644
--- a/fittrackee/tests/workouts/test_workouts_api_1_post.py
+++ b/fittrackee/tests/workouts/test_workouts_api_1_post.py
@@ -1177,6 +1177,40 @@ class TestPostWorkoutWithZipArchive(ApiTestCaseMixin):
             )
             assert 'data' not in data
 
+    def test_it_returns_error_if_a_file_from_archive_size_exceeds_limit(
+        self,
+        app_with_max_file_size: Flask,
+        user_1: User,
+        sport_1_cycling: Sport,
+    ) -> None:
+        file_path = os.path.join(
+            app_with_max_file_size.root_path, 'tests/files/gpx_test.zip'
+        )
+        # 'gpx_test.zip' contains 3 gpx files (same data) and 1 non-gpx file
+        with open(file_path, 'rb') as zip_file:
+            client, auth_token = self.get_test_client_and_auth_token(
+                app_with_max_file_size, user_1.email
+            )
+
+            response = client.post(
+                '/api/workouts',
+                data=dict(
+                    file=(zip_file, 'gpx_test.zip'), data='{"sport_id": 1}'
+                ),
+                headers=dict(
+                    content_type='multipart/form-data',
+                    Authorization=f'Bearer {auth_token}',
+                ),
+            )
+
+            data = self.assert_400(
+                response,
+                'at least one file in zip archive exceeds size limit, '
+                'please check the archive',
+                'fail',
+            )
+            assert 'data' not in data
+
 
 class TestPostAndGetWorkoutWithGpx(ApiTestCaseMixin):
     def workout_assertion(
diff --git a/fittrackee/workouts/utils/workouts.py b/fittrackee/workouts/utils/workouts.py
index 03eb21b1..568de418 100644
--- a/fittrackee/workouts/utils/workouts.py
+++ b/fittrackee/workouts/utils/workouts.py
@@ -349,15 +349,27 @@ def process_zip_archive(
     does not exceed defined limit.
     """
     with zipfile.ZipFile(common_params['file_path'], "r") as zip_ref:
-        info_list = [
-            zip_info
-            for zip_info in zip_ref.infolist()
-            if is_gpx_file(zip_info.filename)
-        ]
-        if len(info_list) > current_app.config['gpx_limit_import']:
+        max_file_size = current_app.config['max_single_file_size']
+        gpx_files_count = 0
+        files_with_invalid_size_count = 0
+        for zip_info in zip_ref.infolist():
+            if is_gpx_file(zip_info.filename):
+                gpx_files_count += 1
+                if zip_info.file_size > max_file_size:
+                    files_with_invalid_size_count += 1
+
+        if gpx_files_count > current_app.config['gpx_limit_import']:
             raise WorkoutException(
                 'fail', 'the number of files in the archive exceeds the limit'
             )
+
+        if files_with_invalid_size_count > 0:
+            raise WorkoutException(
+                'fail',
+                'at least one file in zip archive exceeds size limit, '
+                'please check the archive',
+            )
+
         zip_ref.extractall(extract_dir)
 
     new_workouts = []