diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 7cd120c..98573cd 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
 
   NICKNAME_RE = /\A[a-z][_a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9]\z/.freeze
 
+  AVATAR_MAX_SIZE = 1.megabyte
+
   AVATAR_CONTENT_TYPES = %w[
     image/png
     image/jpeg
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
 
   validates :biography, allow_nil: true, length: { in: 3..10_000 }
 
+  validate :avatar_size_is_valid
   validate :avatar_content_type_is_valid
 
   ###########
@@ -135,6 +138,13 @@ private
     self.biography   = biography&.strip
   end
 
+  def avatar_size_is_valid
+    return unless avatar.attached?
+    return if avatar.blob.byte_size <= AVATAR_MAX_SIZE
+
+    errors.add :avatar, :size
+  end
+
   def avatar_content_type_is_valid
     return unless avatar.attached?
     return if avatar.blob.content_type.in? AVATAR_CONTENT_TYPES
diff --git a/config/locales/activerecord/en.yml b/config/locales/activerecord/en.yml
index d57e962..a6e0052 100644
--- a/config/locales/activerecord/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/activerecord/en.yml
@@ -112,4 +112,5 @@ en:
         account:
           attributes:
             avatar:
+              size: 'has too big size'
               format: 'has invalid format: %{content_type}'
diff --git a/config/locales/activerecord/ru.yml b/config/locales/activerecord/ru.yml
index 8ad19ce..6df8ee1 100644
--- a/config/locales/activerecord/ru.yml
+++ b/config/locales/activerecord/ru.yml
@@ -112,4 +112,5 @@ ru:
         account:
           attributes:
             avatar:
+              size: 'имеет слишком большой размер'
               format: 'имеет неверный формат: %{content_type}'