diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java
index 7f1d1a2d6..313d46710 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ public abstract class StatusBaseViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 
         final int n = Math.min(attachments.size(), Status.MAX_MEDIA_ATTACHMENTS);
 
+        final int maxW = context.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.media_max_width);
+        final int maxH = context.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.media_max_height);
+
         for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
             String previewUrl = attachments.get(i).getPreviewUrl();
             String description = attachments.get(i).getDescription();
@@ -299,6 +302,9 @@ public abstract class StatusBaseViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
             if (TextUtils.isEmpty(previewUrl)) {
                 Picasso.with(context)
                         .load(mediaPreviewUnloadedId)
+                        .resize(maxW, maxH)
+                        .onlyScaleDown()
+                        .centerInside()
                         .into(mediaPreviews[i]);
             } else {
                 MetaData meta = attachments.get(i).getMeta();
@@ -310,6 +316,9 @@ public abstract class StatusBaseViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
                     Picasso.with(context)
                             .load(previewUrl)
                             .placeholder(mediaPreviewUnloadedId)
+                            .resize(maxW, maxH)
+                            .onlyScaleDown()
+                            .centerInside()
                             // Also pass the mediaPreview as a callback to ensure it is called
                             // initially when the image gets loaded:
                             .into(mediaPreviews[i], mediaPreviews[i]);
@@ -319,6 +328,9 @@ public abstract class StatusBaseViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
                     Picasso.with(context)
                             .load(previewUrl)
                             .placeholder(mediaPreviewUnloadedId)
+                            .resize(maxW, maxH)
+                            .onlyScaleDown()
+                            .centerInside()
                             .into(mediaPreviews[i]);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/AccountMediaFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/AccountMediaFragment.kt
index aa928914a..0c04ec2ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/AccountMediaFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/AccountMediaFragment.kt
@@ -301,8 +301,15 @@ class AccountMediaFragment : BaseFragment(), Injectable {
             itemBgBaseHSV[2] = random.nextFloat() * (1f - 0.3f) + 0.3f
             holder.imageView.setBackgroundColor(Color.HSVToColor(itemBgBaseHSV))
             val item = items[position]
+
+            val maxW = holder.imageView.context.resources.getInteger(R.integer.media_max_width)
+            val maxH = holder.imageView.context.resources.getInteger(R.integer.media_max_height)
+
             Picasso.with(holder.imageView.context)
                     .load(item.attachment.previewUrl)
+                    .resize(maxW, maxH)
+                    .onlyScaleDown()
+                    .centerInside()
                     .into(holder.imageView)
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/ViewImageFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/ViewImageFragment.kt
index 8e4250fe6..5fdec672c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/ViewImageFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/ViewImageFragment.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ class ViewImageFragment : ViewMediaFragment() {
             result
         }
 
+        val maxW = photoView.context.resources.getInteger(R.integer.media_max_width)
+        val maxH = photoView.context.resources.getInteger(R.integer.media_max_height)
+
         // If we are the view to be shown initially...
         if (arguments!!.getBoolean(ViewMediaFragment.ARG_START_POSTPONED_TRANSITION)) {
             // Try to load image from disk.
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@ class ViewImageFragment : ViewMediaFragment() {
                     .load(url)
                     .noFade()
                     .networkPolicy(NetworkPolicy.OFFLINE)
+                    .resize(maxW, maxH)
+                    .onlyScaleDown()
+                    .centerInside()
                     .into(photoView, object : Callback {
                         override fun onSuccess() {
                             // if we loaded image from disk, we should check that view is attached.
@@ -169,10 +175,15 @@ class ViewImageFragment : ViewMediaFragment() {
     }
 
     private fun loadImageFromNetwork(url: String, photoView: ImageView) {
+        val maxW = photoView.context.resources.getInteger(R.integer.media_max_width)
+        val maxH = photoView.context.resources.getInteger(R.integer.media_max_height)
+
         Picasso.with(context)
                 .load(url)
                 .noPlaceholder()
                 .networkPolicy(NetworkPolicy.NO_STORE)
+                .resize(maxW, maxH)
+                .onlyScaleDown()
                 .into(photoView, object : Callback {
                     override fun onSuccess() {
                         finishLoadingSuccessfully()
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/integers.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/integers.xml
index 572304c6e..60893e5c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/integers.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/integers.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
     <integer name="profile_media_column_count">3</integer>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    <!-- Images larger than this will be downscaled to avoid OpenGL errors -->
+    <integer name="media_max_width">1920</integer>
+    <integer name="media_max_height">1920</integer>
+</resources>