diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index f08c9887a92..26bbf767ed2 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -6316,6 +6316,9 @@ class ProxyConfig:
         if "global_max_parallel_requests" in _general_settings:
             general_settings["global_max_parallel_requests"] = _general_settings["global_max_parallel_requests"]
 
+        if "max_batch_file_size_mb" not in self._yaml_general_settings_keys:
+            general_settings["max_batch_file_size_mb"] = _general_settings.get("max_batch_file_size_mb")
+
         ## ALERTING ARGS ##
         if "alerting_args" in _general_settings:
             general_settings["alerting_args"] = _general_settings["alerting_args"]
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_proxy_config.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_proxy_config.py
index f31f67c317a..37a03617a65 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_proxy_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_proxy_config.py
@@ -2442,6 +2442,43 @@ async def test_ProxyConfig__update_general_settings_updates_max_parallel(monkeyp
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_ProxyConfig__update_general_settings_applies_db_max_batch_file_size_mb(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings", {})
+    pc = ProxyConfig()
+    await pc._update_general_settings({"max_batch_file_size_mb": 5})
+    from litellm.proxy import proxy_server as ps
+
+    assert ps.general_settings.get("max_batch_file_size_mb") == 5
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_ProxyConfig__update_general_settings_yaml_max_batch_file_size_mb_wins_over_db(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings",
+        {"max_batch_file_size_mb": 3},
+    )
+    pc = ProxyConfig()
+    pc._yaml_general_settings_keys = {"max_batch_file_size_mb"}
+    await pc._update_general_settings({"max_batch_file_size_mb": 5})
+    from litellm.proxy import proxy_server as ps
+
+    assert ps.general_settings.get("max_batch_file_size_mb") == 3
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_ProxyConfig__update_general_settings_cleared_db_max_batch_file_size_mb_lifts_cap(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings",
+        {"max_batch_file_size_mb": 8},
+    )
+    pc = ProxyConfig()
+    await pc._update_general_settings({"max_parallel_requests": 1})
+    from litellm.proxy import proxy_server as ps
+
+    assert ps.general_settings.get("max_batch_file_size_mb") is None
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_ProxyConfig__update_general_settings_none_input_noop():
     pc = ProxyConfig()