diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a53423d..64bb387 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 Released on 14/12/2020
 
 - Enhancements:
+  - File transfer:
+    - Read buffer is now 65536 bytes long
   - File explorer:
     - Fixed color mismatch in local explorer
     - Explorer tabs have now 70% of layout height, while logging area is 30%
diff --git a/src/ui/activities/filetransfer_activity/session.rs b/src/ui/activities/filetransfer_activity/session.rs
index 7f13768..aaf89ef 100644
--- a/src/ui/activities/filetransfer_activity/session.rs
+++ b/src/ui/activities/filetransfer_activity/session.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ impl FileTransferActivity {
                                         last_input_event_fetch = Instant::now();
                                     }
                                     // Read till you can
-                                    let mut buffer: [u8; 8192] = [0; 8192];
+                                    let mut buffer: [u8; 65536] = [0; 65536];
                                     match rhnd.read(&mut buffer) {
                                         Ok(bytes_read) => {
                                             total_bytes_written += bytes_read;