diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/vendor/plupload/wp-plupload.js b/src/js/_enqueues/vendor/plupload/wp-plupload.js
index c0eb570657bf4..1ba0b2cd41bdf 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/vendor/plupload/wp-plupload.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/vendor/plupload/wp-plupload.js
@@ -481,7 +481,10 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 		'SECURITY_ERROR':         pluploadL10n.security_error,
 
 		'FILE_SIZE_ERROR': function( file ) {
-			return pluploadL10n.file_exceeds_size_limit.replace( '%s', file.name );
+			return pluploadL10n.file_exceeds_size_limit.replace(
+				'%s',
+				'<strong>' + _.escape(file.name) + '</strong>'
+			);
 		},
 
 		'HTTP_ERROR': function( file ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/media-template.php b/src/wp-includes/media-template.php
index bc887bafd1197..aeb8314d3a8dd 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/media-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/media-template.php
@@ -362,8 +362,7 @@ function wp_print_media_templates() {
 
 	<?php // Template for the uploading status errors. ?>
 	<script type="text/html" id="tmpl-uploader-status-error">
-		<span class="upload-error-filename word-wrap-break-word">{{{ data.filename }}}</span>
-		<span class="upload-error-message">{{ data.message }}</span>
+		<span class="upload-error-message word-wrap-break-word">{{{ data.message }}}</span>
 	</script>
 
 	<?php // Template for the Attachment Details layout in the media browser. ?>