diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 56b08fb..9d02eef 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   "fieldRequired": "Is this field required?",
   "file": "File attachment",
   "fileAllowMultiple": "Allow multiple file attachments",
+  "fileLimitSize": "Limit file size?",
   "fileMaxSize": "Max file attachment size",
   "fileMaxSizeError": "File is too large '%1$s' (max size: %2$s).",
   "fileMaxSizeHelp": "In Bytes",
diff --git a/modules/@apostrophecms/form-file-field-widget/index.js b/modules/@apostrophecms/form-file-field-widget/index.js
index a1ed3f9..a41a27d 100644
--- a/modules/@apostrophecms/form-file-field-widget/index.js
+++ b/modules/@apostrophecms/form-file-field-widget/index.js
@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@ module.exports = {
         type: 'boolean',
         def: true
       },
+      limitSize: {
+        label: 'aposForm:fileLimitSize',
+        type: 'boolean',
+        def: false
+      },
       maxSize: {
         label: 'aposForm:fileMaxSize',
         help: 'aposForm:fileMaxSizeHelp',
-        type: 'integer'
+        type: 'integer',
+        if: {
+          limitSize: true
+        }
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/modules/@apostrophecms/form-file-field-widget/views/widget.html b/modules/@apostrophecms/form-file-field-widget/views/widget.html
index 0a5365f..18936e7 100644
--- a/modules/@apostrophecms/form-file-field-widget/views/widget.html
+++ b/modules/@apostrophecms/form-file-field-widget/views/widget.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     class="apos-form-input {{ prependIfPrefix('__input') }}"
     type="file" id="{{ id }}"
     {% if widget.allowMultiple %}multiple{% endif %}
-    {% if widget.maxSize %}
+    {% if widget.limitSize and widget.maxSize %}
       data-max-size="{{ widget.maxSize }}"
       data-max-size-error="{{ __t('aposForm:fileMaxSizeError') }}"
       data-file-size-units="{{ widget.fileSizeUnits | jsonAttribute }}"