diff --git a/rel/files/emqttd.config b/rel/files/emqttd.config
index a60107c76..9ff09a150 100644
--- a/rel/files/emqttd.config
+++ b/rel/files/emqttd.config
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             %% Max number of retained messages
             {max_message_num, 100000},
             %% Max Payload Size of retained message
-            {max_playload_size, 4096}
+            {max_playload_size, 65536}
         ]},
         %% PubSub
         {pubsub, [