diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/ui/DetailAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/ui/DetailAdapter.kt
index 40e167b..19f6f3c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/ui/DetailAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/ui/DetailAdapter.kt
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ class DetailAdapter(private val activity: Activity, private val lifecycleScope:
             }
             val attachment = notification.attachment
             val image = attachment.contentUri != null && supportedImage(attachment.type) && previewableImage(attachmentFileStat)
-            maybeRenderAttachmentImage(context, attachment, image)
-            maybeRenderAttachmentBox(context, notification, attachment, attachmentFileStat, image)
+            val bitmap = if (image) attachment.contentUri?.readBitmapFromUriOrNull(context) else null
+            maybeRenderAttachmentImage(context, bitmap)
+            maybeRenderAttachmentBox(context, notification, attachment, attachmentFileStat, bitmap)
         }
 
         private fun maybeRenderIcon(context: Context, notification: Notification, iconStat: FileInfo?) {
@@ -238,8 +239,8 @@ class DetailAdapter(private val activity: Activity, private val lifecycleScope:
             return button
         }
 
-        private fun maybeRenderAttachmentBox(context: Context, notification: Notification, attachment: Attachment, attachmentFileStat: FileInfo?, image: Boolean) {
-            if (image) {
+        private fun maybeRenderAttachmentBox(context: Context, notification: Notification, attachment: Attachment, attachmentFileStat: FileInfo?, bitmap: Bitmap?) {
+            if (bitmap != null) {
                 attachmentBoxView.visibility = View.GONE
                 return
             }
@@ -348,13 +349,12 @@ class DetailAdapter(private val activity: Activity, private val lifecycleScope:
             }
         }
 
-        private fun maybeRenderAttachmentImage(context: Context, attachment: Attachment, image: Boolean) {
-            if (!image) {
+        private fun maybeRenderAttachmentImage(context: Context, bitmap: Bitmap?) {
+            if (bitmap == null) {
                 attachmentImageView.visibility = View.GONE
                 return
             }
             try {
-                val bitmap = attachment.contentUri?.readBitmapFromUri(context) ?: throw Exception("uri empty")
                 attachmentImageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap)
                 attachmentImageView.setOnClickListener {
                     val loadImage = { view: ImageView, image: Bitmap -> view.setImageBitmap(image) }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/util/Util.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/util/Util.kt
index 6bc5267..d987e41 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/util/Util.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/util/Util.kt
@@ -419,11 +419,16 @@ fun View.ripple(scope: CoroutineScope) {
     }
 }
 
-
 fun Uri.readBitmapFromUri(context: Context): Bitmap {
     val resolver = context.applicationContext.contentResolver
     val bitmapStream = resolver.openInputStream(this)
-    return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(bitmapStream)
+    val bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(bitmapStream)
+    if (bitmap.byteCount > 100 * 1024 * 1024) {
+        // If the Bitmap is too large to be rendered (100 MB), it will throw a RuntimeException downstream.
+        // This workaround throws a catchable exception instead. See issue #474. From https://stackoverflow.com/a/53334563/1440785
+        throw Exception("Bitmap too large to draw on Canvas (${bitmap.byteCount} bytes)")
+    }
+    return bitmap
 }
 
 fun String.readBitmapFromUri(context: Context): Bitmap {
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelog/29.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelog/29.txt
index 26c7710..ef5587c 100644
--- a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelog/29.txt
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelog/29.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Bug fixes + maintenance:
 * Fix auto-delete if some icons do not exist anymore (#506)
 * Fix notification icon color (#480, thanks to @s-h-a-r-d for reporting)
 * Fix topics do not re-subscribe to Firebase after restoring from backup (#511)
+* Fix crashes from large images (#474, thanks to @daedric7 for reporting)
 * Add donate button (no ticket)
 
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