diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
index acbccc6655..1d61667f86 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
         /// <value>The journal mode.</value>
         protected virtual string JournalMode => "WAL";
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the journal size limit. <see href="https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_journal_size_limit" />.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The journal size limit.</value>
+        protected virtual int? JournalSizeLimit => 0;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the page size.
         /// </summary>
@@ -131,6 +137,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 WriteConnection.Execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=" + JournalMode);
             }
 
+            if (JournalSizeLimit.HasValue)
+            {
+                WriteConnection.Execute("PRAGMA journal_size_limit=" + (int)JournalSizeLimit.Value);
+            }
+
             if (Synchronous.HasValue)
             {
                 WriteConnection.Execute("PRAGMA synchronous=" + (int)Synchronous.Value);