diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index e5e9fd47..f268f723 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	errorTypeHandler    = iota
+	errorTypeHandler = iota
 	errorTypeController
 )
 
@@ -359,6 +359,20 @@ func gatewayTimeout(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	)
 }
 
+// show 413 Payload Too Large
+func payloadTooLarge(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	responseError(rw, r,
+		413,
+		`<br>The page you have requested is unavailable.
+		 <br>Perhaps you are here because:<br><br>
+		 <ul>
+			<br>The request entity is larger than limits defined by server.
+			<br>Please change the request entity and try again.
+		 </ul>
+		`,
+	)
+}
+
 func responseError(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, errCode int, errContent string) {
 	t, _ := template.New("beegoerrortemp").Parse(errtpl)
 	data := M{
diff --git a/hooks.go b/hooks.go
index b8671d35..49c42d5a 100644
--- a/hooks.go
+++ b/hooks.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func registerDefaultErrorHandler() error {
 		"504": gatewayTimeout,
 		"417": invalidxsrf,
 		"422": missingxsrf,
+		"413": payloadTooLarge,
 	}
 	for e, h := range m {
 		if _, ok := ErrorMaps[e]; !ok {
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index b19a199d..a993a1af 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -742,6 +742,12 @@ func (p *ControllerRegister) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 	if r.Method != http.MethodGet && r.Method != http.MethodHead {
 		if BConfig.CopyRequestBody && !context.Input.IsUpload() {
+			// connection will close if the incoming data are larger (RFC 7231, 6.5.11)
+			if r.ContentLength > BConfig.MaxMemory {
+				logs.Error(errors.New("payload too large"))
+				exception("413", context)
+				goto Admin
+			}
 			context.Input.CopyBody(BConfig.MaxMemory)
 		}
 		context.Input.ParseFormOrMulitForm(BConfig.MaxMemory)
diff --git a/router_test.go b/router_test.go
index 2797b33a..8ec7927a 100644
--- a/router_test.go
+++ b/router_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package beego
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ func (tc *TestController) GetEmptyBody() {
 	tc.Ctx.Output.Body(res)
 }
 
-
 type JSONController struct {
 	Controller
 }
@@ -656,17 +656,14 @@ func beegoBeforeRouter1(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.WriteString("|BeforeRouter1")
 }
 
-
 func beegoBeforeExec1(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.WriteString("|BeforeExec1")
 }
 
-
 func beegoAfterExec1(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.WriteString("|AfterExec1")
 }
 
-
 func beegoFinishRouter1(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.WriteString("|FinishRouter1")
 }
@@ -709,3 +706,27 @@ func TestYAMLPrepare(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf(w.Body.String())
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRouterEntityTooLargeCopyBody(t *testing.T) {
+	_MaxMemory := BConfig.MaxMemory
+	_CopyRequestBody := BConfig.CopyRequestBody
+	BConfig.CopyRequestBody = true
+	BConfig.MaxMemory = 20
+
+	b := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte("barbarbarbarbarbarbarbarbarbar"))
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/user/123", b)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	handler := NewControllerRegister()
+	handler.Post("/user/:id", func(ctx *context.Context) {
+		ctx.Output.Body([]byte(ctx.Input.Param(":id")))
+	})
+	handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+	BConfig.CopyRequestBody = _CopyRequestBody
+	BConfig.MaxMemory = _MaxMemory
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge {
+		t.Errorf("TestRouterRequestEntityTooLarge can't run")
+	}
+}