diff --git a/features/video-studio/packages/iphotos-sync/scripts/bulk-upload.py b/features/video-studio/packages/iphotos-sync/scripts/bulk-upload.py
index feef0167e..2511c3d03 100644
--- a/features/video-studio/packages/iphotos-sync/scripts/bulk-upload.py
+++ b/features/video-studio/packages/iphotos-sync/scripts/bulk-upload.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ def upload_photo(local_id: str, auth_token: str, device_id: str, base_url: str)
     encoded_id = urllib.parse.quote(local_id, safe="")
     url = f"{base_url}/api/sync/photos/{encoded_id}/upload"
     file_size_kb = file_path.stat().st_size // 1024
+    # Scale timeout with file size: 120s base + 60s per 100MB
+    timeout = max(120, 120 + (file_size_kb // 1024) * 6)
 
     result = subprocess.run(
         [
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ def upload_photo(local_id: str, auth_token: str, device_id: str, base_url: str)
             url,
         ],
         capture_output=True, text=True,
-        timeout=120,
+        timeout=timeout,
     )
 
     if result.returncode != 0: