diff --git a/packages/koenig-lexical/src/nodes/GalleryNode.jsx b/packages/koenig-lexical/src/nodes/GalleryNode.jsx
index 5c578aa7fb..55f7dde094 100644
--- a/packages/koenig-lexical/src/nodes/GalleryNode.jsx
+++ b/packages/koenig-lexical/src/nodes/GalleryNode.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {populateNestedEditor, setupNestedEditor} from '../utils/nested-editors';
 
 export const INSERT_GALLERY_COMMAND = createCommand();
 
-export const MAX_IMAGES = 9;
+export const MAX_IMAGES = 30;
 export const MAX_PER_ROW = 3;
 
 // ensure we don't save client-side only properties such as preview blob urls to the server
diff --git a/packages/koenig-lexical/src/nodes/GalleryNodeComponent.jsx b/packages/koenig-lexical/src/nodes/GalleryNodeComponent.jsx
index 21cfa6fb77..a89ae9a9b4 100644
--- a/packages/koenig-lexical/src/nodes/GalleryNodeComponent.jsx
+++ b/packages/koenig-lexical/src/nodes/GalleryNodeComponent.jsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function GalleryNodeComponent({nodeKey, captionEditor, captionEditorIniti
 
         const strippedFiles = Array.prototype.slice.call(files, 0, allowedCount);
         if (strippedFiles.length < files.length) {
-            setErrorMessage('Galleries are limited to 9 images');
+            setErrorMessage(`Galleries are limited to ${MAX_IMAGES} images`);
         }
 
         if (strippedFiles.length === 0) {