diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/resourceViewer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/resourceViewer.ts
index 4e3d9571b6d4e16945c35196ea79381a4742cd63..6e664e741babc3c87a3233a84d0a4cb3548eb6d8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/resourceViewer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/resourceViewer.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class LargeImageView {
 		const imageContainer = $(container)
 			.empty()
 			.p({
-				text: nls.localize('largeImageError', "The image is too large to display in the editor. ")
+				text: nls.localize('largeImageError', "The file size of the image is too large (>1MB) to display in the editor. ")
 			});
 
 		if (descriptor.resource.scheme !== Schemas.data) {