diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3e0ab33fb..7468e0cb01 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Increases log size limits to better support log drains. ([#5441](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/5441))
 - Add functionality to process and store span attachments. ([#5423](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/5423), [#5363](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/5363))
 - Apply existing cookie rules to `http.request.header.cookie.<key>` fields. ([#5456](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/5456))
+- Return status code `413` if a request is rejected due to size limits. ([#5474](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/5474))
 - Add functionality to process and store trace attachments. ([#5457](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/5457))
 
 **Bug Fixes**:
diff --git a/relay-server/src/endpoints/common.rs b/relay-server/src/endpoints/common.rs
index 83b595c758..2aa68a6811 100644
--- a/relay-server/src/endpoints/common.rs
+++ b/relay-server/src/endpoints/common.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ impl IntoResponse for BadStoreRequest {
                 // now executed asynchronously in `EnvelopeProcessor`.
                 (StatusCode::FORBIDDEN, body).into_response()
             }
+            BadStoreRequest::Overflow(_) => (StatusCode::PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE, body).into_response(),
             _ => {
                 // In all other cases, we indicate a generic bad request to the client and render
                 // the cause. This was likely the client's fault.