diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e1f944..26772a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Changed
 
 - Allow emoji names containing hyphens.
+- Increased remote emoji size limit to 500 kB.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/validators/emojis.rs b/src/validators/emojis.rs
index 2269b6b..2bb2406 100644
--- a/src/validators/emojis.rs
+++ b/src/validators/emojis.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use regex::Regex;
 use crate::errors::ValidationError;
 
 const EMOJI_NAME_RE: &str = r"^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$";
-pub const EMOJI_MAX_SIZE: usize = 250 * 1000; // 250 kB
+pub const EMOJI_MAX_SIZE: usize = 500 * 1000; // 500 kB
 pub const EMOJI_LOCAL_MAX_SIZE: usize = 50 * 1000; // 50 kB
 pub const EMOJI_MEDIA_TYPES: [&str; 3] = [
     "image/apng",