diff --git a/excalidraw-app/App.tsx b/excalidraw-app/App.tsx
index 369408e731..6fe1921f1d 100644
--- a/excalidraw-app/App.tsx
+++ b/excalidraw-app/App.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import Collab, {
   collabAPIAtom,
   isCollaboratingAtom,
   isOfflineAtom,
-  syncAPIAtom,
+  syncApiAtom,
 } from "./collab/Collab";
 import {
   exportToBackend,
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ import type { ElementsChange } from "../packages/excalidraw/change";
 
 import Slider from "rc-slider";
 import "rc-slider/assets/index.css";
-import { SyncClient } from "../packages/excalidraw/sync/client";
 
 polyfill();
 
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@ const ExcalidrawWrapper = () => {
 
   const [, setShareDialogState] = useAtom(shareDialogStateAtom);
   const [collabAPI] = useAtom(collabAPIAtom);
-  const [syncAPI] = useAtom(syncAPIAtom);
+  const [syncAPI] = useAtom(syncApiAtom);
   const [nextVersion, setNextVersion] = useState(-1);
   const currentVersion = useRef(-1);
   const [acknowledgedIncrements, setAcknowledgedIncrements] = useState<
@@ -389,7 +388,7 @@ const ExcalidrawWrapper = () => {
     syncAPI?.connect();
 
     return () => {
-      syncAPI?.disconnect(SyncClient.NORMAL_CLOSURE);
+      syncAPI?.disconnect();
       clearInterval(interval);
     };
   }, [syncAPI]);
@@ -890,7 +889,7 @@ const ExcalidrawWrapper = () => {
           // CFDO: in safari the whole canvas gets selected when dragging
           if (value !== acknowledgedIncrements.length) {
             // don't listen to updates in the detached mode
-            syncAPI?.disconnect(SyncClient.NORMAL_CLOSURE);
+            syncAPI?.disconnect();
           } else {
             // reconnect once we're back to the latest version
             syncAPI?.connect();
diff --git a/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx b/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx
index b8c42d2124..931659476e 100644
--- a/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx
+++ b/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ import type {
 } from "../../packages/excalidraw/data/reconcile";
 import { SyncClient } from "../../packages/excalidraw/sync/client";
 
-export const syncAPIAtom = atom<SyncClient | null>(null);
+export const syncApiAtom = atom<SyncClient | null>(null);
 export const collabAPIAtom = atom<CollabAPI | null>(null);
 export const isCollaboratingAtom = atom(false);
 export const isOfflineAtom = atom(false);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class Collab extends PureComponent<CollabProps, CollabState> {
 
     SyncClient.create(this.excalidrawAPI, SyncIndexedDBAdapter).then(
       (syncAPI) => {
-        appJotaiStore.set(syncAPIAtom, syncAPI);
+        appJotaiStore.set(syncApiAtom, syncAPI);
       },
     );
 
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ class Collab extends PureComponent<CollabProps, CollabState> {
       window.clearTimeout(this.idleTimeoutId);
       this.idleTimeoutId = null;
     }
+
+    appJotaiStore.get(syncApiAtom)?.disconnect();
     this.onUmmount?.();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/cloudflare/repository.ts b/packages/excalidraw/cloudflare/repository.ts
index 491db83087..3c20665af1 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/cloudflare/repository.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/cloudflare/repository.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export class DurableIncrementsRepository implements IncrementsRepository {
     // this.storage.sql.exec(`DROP TABLE IF EXISTS increments;`);
     // #endregion
 
+    // CFDO: payload has just 2MB limit, which might not be enough
     this.storage.sql.exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS increments(
 			version		    INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
 			id            TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/sync/client.ts b/packages/excalidraw/sync/client.ts
index 866b1fad56..9859851e35 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/sync/client.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/sync/client.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,213 @@ import type { ExcalidrawImperativeAPI } from "../types";
 import type { SceneElementsMap } from "../element/types";
 import type {
   CLIENT_INCREMENT,
+  CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW,
   PUSH_PAYLOAD,
   SERVER_INCREMENT,
 } from "./protocol";
 import { debounce } from "../utils";
+import { randomId } from "../random";
+
+class SocketMessage implements CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW {
+  constructor(
+    public readonly type: "relay" | "pull" | "push",
+    public readonly payload: string,
+    public readonly chunkInfo: {
+      id: string;
+      order: number;
+      count: number;
+    } = {
+      id: "",
+      order: 0,
+      count: 1,
+    },
+  ) {}
+}
+
+class SocketClient {
+  // Max size for outgoing messages is 1MiB (due to CFDO limits),
+  // thus working with a slighter smaller limit of 800 kB (leaving 224kB for metadata)
+  private static readonly MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE = 800_000;
+
+  private static readonly NORMAL_CLOSURE_CODE = 1000;
+  // Chrome throws "Uncaught InvalidAccessError" with message:
+  //   "The close code must be either 1000, or between 3000 and 4999. 1009 is neither."
+  // therefore using custom codes instead.
+  private static readonly NO_STATUS_RECEIVED_ERROR_CODE = 3005;
+  private static readonly ABNORMAL_CLOSURE_ERROR_CODE = 3006;
+  private static readonly MESSAGE_IS_TOO_LARGE_ERROR_CODE = 3009;
+
+  private isOffline = true;
+  private socket: ReconnectingWebSocket | null = null;
+
+  private get isDisconnected() {
+    return !this.socket;
+  }
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly host: string,
+    private readonly roomId: String,
+    private readonly handlers: {
+      onOpen: (event: Event) => void;
+      onOnline: () => void;
+      onMessage: (event: MessageEvent) => void;
+    },
+  ) {}
+
+  private onOnline = () => {
+    this.isOffline = false;
+    this.handlers.onOnline();
+  };
+
+  private onOffline = () => {
+    this.isOffline = true;
+  };
+
+  public connect = throttle(
+    () => {
+      if (!this.isDisconnected && !this.isOffline) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      window.addEventListener("online", this.onOnline);
+      window.addEventListener("offline", this.onOffline);
+
+      console.debug("Connecting to the sync server...");
+      this.socket = new ReconnectingWebSocket(
+        `${this.host}/connect?roomId=${this.roomId}`,
+        [],
+        {
+          WebSocket: undefined, // WebSocket constructor, if none provided, defaults to global WebSocket
+          maxReconnectionDelay: 10000, // max delay in ms between reconnections
+          minReconnectionDelay: 1000, // min delay in ms between reconnections
+          reconnectionDelayGrowFactor: 1.3, // how fast the reconnection delay grows
+          minUptime: 5000, // min time in ms to consider connection as stable
+          connectionTimeout: 4000, // retry connect if not connected after this time, in ms
+          maxRetries: Infinity, // maximum number of retries
+          maxEnqueuedMessages: 0, // maximum number of messages to buffer until reconnection
+          startClosed: false, // start websocket in CLOSED state, call `.reconnect()` to connect
+          debug: true, // enables debug output,
+        },
+      );
+      this.socket.addEventListener("message", this.onMessage);
+      this.socket.addEventListener("open", this.onOpen);
+      this.socket.addEventListener("close", this.onClose);
+      this.socket.addEventListener("error", this.onError);
+    },
+    1000,
+    { leading: true, trailing: false },
+  );
+
+  // CFDO: the connections seem to keep hanging for some reason
+  public disconnect(
+    code: number = SocketClient.NORMAL_CLOSURE_CODE,
+    reason?: string,
+  ) {
+    if (this.isDisconnected) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      window.removeEventListener("online", this.onOnline);
+      window.removeEventListener("offline", this.onOffline);
+
+      console.debug(
+        `Disconnecting from the sync server with code "${code}"${
+          reason ? ` and reason "${reason}".` : "."
+        }`,
+      );
+      this.socket?.removeEventListener("message", this.onMessage);
+      this.socket?.removeEventListener("open", this.onOpen);
+      this.socket?.removeEventListener("close", this.onClose);
+      this.socket?.removeEventListener("error", this.onError);
+
+      let remappedCode = code;
+
+      switch (code) {
+        case 1009: {
+          // remapping the code, otherwise getting "The close code must be either 1000, or between 3000 and 4999. 1009 is neither."
+          remappedCode = SocketClient.MESSAGE_IS_TOO_LARGE_ERROR_CODE;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      this.socket?.close(remappedCode, reason);
+    } finally {
+      this.socket = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public send(message: {
+    type: "relay" | "pull" | "push";
+    payload: any;
+  }): void {
+    if (this.isOffline) {
+      // connection opened, don't let the WS buffer the messages,
+      // as we do explicitly buffer unacknowledged increments
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // CFDO: could be closed / closing / connecting
+    if (this.isDisconnected) {
+      this.connect();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { type, payload } = message;
+
+    const stringifiedPayload = JSON.stringify(payload);
+    const payloadSize = new TextEncoder().encode(stringifiedPayload).byteLength;
+
+    if (payloadSize < SocketClient.MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE) {
+      const message = new SocketMessage(type, stringifiedPayload);
+      return this.socket?.send(JSON.stringify(message));
+    }
+
+    const chunkId = randomId();
+    const chunkSize = SocketClient.MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE;
+    const chunksCount = Math.ceil(payloadSize / chunkSize);
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < chunksCount; i++) {
+      const start = i * chunkSize;
+      const end = start + chunkSize;
+      const chunkedPayload = stringifiedPayload.slice(start, end);
+      const message = new SocketMessage(type, chunkedPayload, {
+        id: chunkId,
+        order: i,
+        count: chunksCount,
+      });
+
+      this.socket?.send(JSON.stringify(message));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private onMessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
+    this.handlers.onMessage(event);
+  };
+
+  private onOpen = (event: Event) => {
+    this.isOffline = false;
+    this.handlers.onOpen(event);
+  };
+
+  private onClose = (event: CloseEvent) => {
+    this.disconnect(
+      event.code || SocketClient.NO_STATUS_RECEIVED_ERROR_CODE,
+      event.reason || "Connection closed without a reason",
+    );
+    this.connect();
+  };
+
+  private onError = (event: Event) => {
+    this.disconnect(
+      event.type === "error"
+        ? SocketClient.ABNORMAL_CLOSURE_ERROR_CODE
+        : SocketClient.NO_STATUS_RECEIVED_ERROR_CODE,
+      `Received "${event.type}" on the sync connection`,
+    );
+    this.connect();
+  };
+}
 
 interface AcknowledgedIncrement {
   increment: StoreIncrement;
@@ -26,10 +229,6 @@ interface AcknowledgedIncrement {
 }
 
 export class SyncClient {
-  public static readonly NORMAL_CLOSURE = 1000;
-  public static readonly NO_STATUS_RECEIVED_ERROR_CODE = 1005;
-  public static readonly ABNORMAL_CLOSURE_ERROR_CODE = 1006;
-
   private static readonly HOST_URL = import.meta.env.DEV
     ? "ws://localhost:8787"
     : "https://excalidraw-sync.marcel-529.workers.dev";
@@ -38,11 +237,12 @@ export class SyncClient {
     ? "test_room_x"
     : "test_room_prod";
 
-  private server: ReconnectingWebSocket | null = null;
   private readonly api: ExcalidrawImperativeAPI;
   private readonly queue: SyncQueue;
-  private readonly repository: MetadataRepository;
+  private readonly metadata: MetadataRepository;
+  private readonly client: SocketClient;
 
+  // #region ACKNOWLEDGED INCREMENTS & METADATA
   // CFDO: shouldn't be stateful, only request / response
   private readonly acknowledgedIncrementsMap: Map<
     string,
@@ -55,8 +255,6 @@ export class SyncClient {
       .map((x) => x.increment);
   }
 
-  private readonly roomId: string;
-
   private _lastAcknowledgedVersion = 0;
 
   private get lastAcknowledgedVersion() {
@@ -65,26 +263,31 @@ export class SyncClient {
 
   private set lastAcknowledgedVersion(version: number) {
     this._lastAcknowledgedVersion = version;
-    this.repository.saveMetadata({ lastAcknowledgedVersion: version });
+    this.metadata.saveMetadata({ lastAcknowledgedVersion: version });
   }
+  // #endregion
 
   private constructor(
     api: ExcalidrawImperativeAPI,
     repository: MetadataRepository,
     queue: SyncQueue,
-    options: { roomId: string; lastAcknowledgedVersion: number },
+    options: { host: string; roomId: string; lastAcknowledgedVersion: number },
   ) {
     this.api = api;
-    this.repository = repository;
+    this.metadata = repository;
     this.queue = queue;
-    this.roomId = options.roomId;
     this.lastAcknowledgedVersion = options.lastAcknowledgedVersion;
+    this.client = new SocketClient(options.host, options.roomId, {
+      onOpen: this.onOpen,
+      onOnline: this.onOnline,
+      onMessage: this.onMessage,
+    });
   }
 
+  // #region SYNC_CLIENT FACTORY
   public static async create(
     api: ExcalidrawImperativeAPI,
     repository: IncrementsRepository & MetadataRepository,
-    roomId: string = SyncClient.ROOM_ID,
   ) {
     const [queue, metadata] = await Promise.all([
       SyncQueue.create(repository),
@@ -92,116 +295,24 @@ export class SyncClient {
     ]);
 
     return new SyncClient(api, repository, queue, {
-      roomId,
+      host: SyncClient.HOST_URL,
+      roomId: SyncClient.ROOM_ID,
       lastAcknowledgedVersion: metadata?.lastAcknowledgedVersion ?? 0,
     });
   }
+  // #endregion
 
-  public connect = throttle(
-    () => {
-      if (this.server && this.server.readyState !== this.server.CLOSED) {
-        return;
-      }
+  // #region PUBLIC API METHODS
+  public connect() {
+    return this.client.connect();
+  }
 
-      console.log("Connecting to the sync server...");
-      this.server = new ReconnectingWebSocket(
-        `${SyncClient.HOST_URL}/connect?roomId=${this.roomId}`,
-        [],
-        {
-          WebSocket: undefined, // WebSocket constructor, if none provided, defaults to global WebSocket
-          maxReconnectionDelay: 10000, // max delay in ms between reconnections
-          minReconnectionDelay: 1000, // min delay in ms between reconnections
-          reconnectionDelayGrowFactor: 1.3, // how fast the reconnection delay grows
-          minUptime: 5000, // min time in ms to consider connection as stable
-          connectionTimeout: 4000, // retry connect if not connected after this time, in ms
-          maxRetries: Infinity, // maximum number of retries
-          maxEnqueuedMessages: Infinity, // maximum number of messages to buffer until reconnection
-          startClosed: false, // start websocket in CLOSED state, call `.reconnect()` to connect
-          debug: false, // enables debug output,
-        },
-      );
-      this.server.addEventListener("message", this.onMessage);
-      this.server.addEventListener("open", this.onOpen);
-      this.server.addEventListener("close", this.onClose);
-      this.server.addEventListener("error", this.onError);
-    },
-    1000,
-    { leading: true, trailing: false },
-  );
+  public disconnect() {
+    return this.client.disconnect();
+  }
 
-  public disconnect = throttle(
-    (code: number, reason?: string) => {
-      if (!this.server) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (
-        this.server.readyState === this.server.CLOSED ||
-        this.server.readyState === this.server.CLOSING
-      ) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      console.log(
-        `Disconnecting from the sync server with code "${code}"${
-          reason ? ` and reason "${reason}".` : "."
-        }`,
-      );
-      this.server.removeEventListener("message", this.onMessage);
-      this.server.removeEventListener("open", this.onOpen);
-      this.server.removeEventListener("close", this.onClose);
-      this.server.removeEventListener("error", this.onError);
-      this.server.close(code, reason);
-    },
-    1000,
-    { leading: true, trailing: false },
-  );
-
-  private onOpen = (event: Event) => {
-    // CFDO: hack to pull everything for on init
-    this.pull(0);
-  };
-
-  private onClose = (event: CloseEvent) => {
-    this.disconnect(
-      event.code || SyncClient.NO_STATUS_RECEIVED_ERROR_CODE,
-      event.reason || "Connection closed without a reason",
-    );
-  };
-
-  private onError = (event: Event) => {
-    this.disconnect(
-      event.type === "error"
-        ? SyncClient.ABNORMAL_CLOSURE_ERROR_CODE
-        : SyncClient.NO_STATUS_RECEIVED_ERROR_CODE,
-      `Received "${event.type}" on the sync connection`,
-    );
-  };
-
-  // CFDO: could be an array buffer
-  private onMessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
-    const [result, error] = Utils.try(() => JSON.parse(event.data as string));
-
-    if (error) {
-      console.error("Failed to parse message:", event.data);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const { type, payload } = result;
-    switch (type) {
-      case "relayed":
-        return this.handleRelayed(payload);
-      case "acknowledged":
-        return this.handleAcknowledged(payload);
-      case "rejected":
-        return this.handleRejected(payload);
-      default:
-        console.error("Unknown message type:", type);
-    }
-  };
-
-  private pull(sinceVersion?: number): void {
-    this.send({
+  public pull(sinceVersion?: number): void {
+    this.client.send({
       type: "pull",
       payload: {
         lastAcknowledgedVersion: sinceVersion ?? this.lastAcknowledgedVersion,
@@ -224,26 +335,57 @@ export class SyncClient {
     }
 
     if (payload.increments.length > 0) {
-      this.send({
-        type: "push",
-        payload,
-      });
+      this.client.send({ type: "push", payload });
     }
   }
 
   public relay(buffer: ArrayBuffer): void {
-    this.send({
+    this.client.send({
       type: "relay",
       payload: { buffer },
     });
   }
+  // #endregion
 
-  // CFDO: could be flushed once regular push / pull goes through
-  private schedulePush = debounce(() => this.push(), 1000);
-  private schedulePull = debounce(() => this.pull(), 1000);
+  // #region PRIVATE SOCKET MESSAGE HANDLERS
+  private onOpen = (event: Event) => {
+    // CFDO: hack to pull everything for on init
+    this.pull(0);
+    this.push();
+  };
+
+  private onOnline = () => {
+    // perform incremental sync
+    this.pull();
+    this.push();
+  };
+
+  private onMessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
+    // CFDO: could be an array buffer
+    const [result, error] = Utils.try(() => JSON.parse(event.data as string));
+
+    if (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to parse message:", event.data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { type, payload } = result;
+    switch (type) {
+      case "relayed":
+        return this.handleRelayed(payload);
+      case "acknowledged":
+        return this.handleAcknowledged(payload);
+      case "rejected":
+        return this.handleRejected(payload);
+      default:
+        console.error("Unknown message type:", type);
+    }
+  };
 
   // CFDO: refactor by applying all operations to store, not to the elements
-  private handleAcknowledged(payload: { increments: Array<SERVER_INCREMENT> }) {
+  private handleAcknowledged = (payload: {
+    increments: Array<SERVER_INCREMENT>;
+  }) => {
     let nextAcknowledgedVersion = this.lastAcknowledgedVersion;
     let elements = new Map(
       // CFDO: retrieve the map already
@@ -310,30 +452,26 @@ export class SyncClient {
       this.lastAcknowledgedVersion = nextAcknowledgedVersion;
     } catch (e) {
       console.error("Failed to apply acknowledged increments:", e);
+      // CFDO: might just be on error
       this.schedulePull();
-      return;
     }
+  };
 
-    this.schedulePush();
-  }
-
-  private handleRejected(payload: { ids: Array<string>; message: string }) {
+  private handleRejected = (payload: {
+    ids: Array<string>;
+    message: string;
+  }) => {
     // handle rejected increments
     console.error("Rejected message received:", payload);
-  }
+  };
 
-  private handleRelayed(payload: { increments: Array<CLIENT_INCREMENT> }) {
+  private handleRelayed = (payload: {
+    increments: Array<CLIENT_INCREMENT>;
+  }) => {
     // apply relayed increments / buffer
     console.log("Relayed message received:", payload);
-  }
+  };
 
-  private send(message: { type: string; payload: any }): void {
-    if (!this.server) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "Can't send a message without an established connection!",
-      );
-    }
-
-    this.server.send(JSON.stringify(message));
-  }
+  private schedulePull = debounce(() => this.pull(), 1000);
+  // #endregion
 }
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/sync/protocol.ts b/packages/excalidraw/sync/protocol.ts
index 73ebabbe38..4a0e1b88c0 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/sync/protocol.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/sync/protocol.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ export type PUSH_PAYLOAD = {
 
 export type CLIENT_INCREMENT = StoreIncrement;
 
+export type CLIENT_MESSAGE_METADATA = {
+  id: string;
+  order: number;
+  count: number;
+};
+
+export type CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW = {
+  type: "relay" | "pull" | "push";
+  payload: string;
+  chunkInfo: CLIENT_MESSAGE_METADATA;
+};
+
 export type CLIENT_MESSAGE =
   | { type: "relay"; payload: RELAY_PAYLOAD }
   | { type: "pull"; payload: PULL_PAYLOAD }
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/sync/server.ts b/packages/excalidraw/sync/server.ts
index 0fb0bd3263..ead827543b 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/sync/server.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/sync/server.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   RELAY_PAYLOAD,
   SERVER_MESSAGE,
   SERVER_INCREMENT,
+  CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW,
 } from "./protocol";
 
 // CFDO: message could be binary (cbor, protobuf, etc.)
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ import type {
 export class ExcalidrawSyncServer {
   private readonly lock: AsyncLock = new AsyncLock();
   private readonly sessions: Set<WebSocket> = new Set();
+  private readonly chunks = new Map<
+    CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW["chunkInfo"]["id"],
+    Map<CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW["chunkInfo"]["order"], CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW["payload"]>
+  >();
 
   constructor(private readonly incrementsRepository: IncrementsRepository) {}
 
@@ -31,31 +36,119 @@ export class ExcalidrawSyncServer {
     this.sessions.delete(client);
   }
 
-  public onMessage(client: WebSocket, message: string) {
-    const [result, error] = Utils.try<CLIENT_MESSAGE>(() =>
-      JSON.parse(message),
+  public onMessage(client: WebSocket, message: string): Promise<void> | void {
+    const [parsedMessage, parseMessageError] = Utils.try<CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW>(
+      () => {
+        return JSON.parse(message);
+      },
     );
 
-    if (error) {
-      console.error(error);
+    if (parseMessageError) {
+      console.error(parseMessageError);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { type, payload, chunkInfo } = parsedMessage;
+
+    // if there are more than 1 chunks, process them first
+    if (chunkInfo.count > 1) {
+      return this.processChunks(client, parsedMessage);
+    }
+
+    const [parsedPayload, parsePayloadError] = Utils.try<
+      CLIENT_MESSAGE["payload"]
+    >(() => JSON.parse(payload));
+
+    if (parsePayloadError) {
+      console.error(parsePayloadError);
       return;
     }
 
-    const { type, payload } = result;
     switch (type) {
       case "relay":
-        return this.relay(client, payload);
+        return this.relay(client, parsedPayload as RELAY_PAYLOAD);
       case "pull":
-        return this.pull(client, payload);
+        return this.pull(client, parsedPayload as PULL_PAYLOAD);
       case "push":
         // apply each one-by-one to avoid race conditions
         // CFDO: in theory we do not need to block ephemeral appState changes
-        return this.lock.acquire("push", () => this.push(client, payload));
+        return this.lock.acquire("push", () =>
+          this.push(client, parsedPayload as PUSH_PAYLOAD),
+        );
       default:
         console.error(`Unknown message type: ${type}`);
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Process chunks in case the client-side payload would overflow the 1MiB durable object WS message limit.
+   */
+  private processChunks(client: WebSocket, message: CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW) {
+    let shouldCleanupchunks = true;
+    const {
+      type,
+      payload,
+      chunkInfo: { id, order, count },
+    } = message;
+
+    try {
+      if (!this.chunks.has(id)) {
+        this.chunks.set(id, new Map());
+      }
+
+      const chunks = this.chunks.get(id);
+
+      if (!chunks) {
+        // defensive, shouldn't really happen
+        throw new Error(`Coudn't find a relevant chunk with id "${id}"!`);
+      }
+
+      // set the buffer by order
+      chunks.set(order, payload);
+
+      if (chunks.size !== count) {
+        // we don't have all the chunks, don't cleanup just yet!
+        shouldCleanupchunks = false;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // hopefully we can fit into the 128 MiB memory limit
+      const restoredPayload = Array.from(chunks)
+        .sort((a, b) => (a <= b ? -1 : 1))
+        .reduce((acc, [_, payload]) => (acc += payload), "");
+
+      const rawMessage = JSON.stringify({
+        type,
+        payload: restoredPayload,
+        // id is irrelevant if we are sending just one chunk
+        chunkInfo: { id: "", order: 0, count: 1 },
+      } as CLIENT_MESSAGE_RAW);
+
+      // process the message
+      return this.onMessage(client, rawMessage);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Error while processing chunk "${id}"`, error);
+    } finally {
+      // cleanup the chunks
+      if (shouldCleanupchunks) {
+        this.chunks.delete(id);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private relay(
+    client: WebSocket,
+    payload: { increments: Array<CLIENT_INCREMENT> } | RELAY_PAYLOAD,
+  ) {
+    return this.broadcast(
+      {
+        type: "relayed",
+        payload,
+      },
+      client,
+    );
+  }
+
   private pull(client: WebSocket, payload: PULL_PAYLOAD) {
     // CFDO: test for invalid payload
     const lastAcknowledgedClientVersion = payload.lastAcknowledgedVersion;
@@ -121,23 +214,10 @@ export class ExcalidrawSyncServer {
           },
         });
       default:
-        console.error(`Unknown message type: ${type}`);
+        console.error(`Unknown push message type: ${type}`);
     }
   }
 
-  private relay(
-    client: WebSocket,
-    payload: { increments: Array<CLIENT_INCREMENT> } | RELAY_PAYLOAD,
-  ) {
-    return this.broadcast(
-      {
-        type: "relayed",
-        payload,
-      },
-      client,
-    );
-  }
-
   private send(client: WebSocket, message: SERVER_MESSAGE) {
     const msg = JSON.stringify(message);
     client.send(msg);