diff --git a/test/test_other.py b/test/test_other.py
index 690f8cc20f406..df071048bca8d 100644
--- a/test/test_other.py
+++ b/test/test_other.py
@@ -7415,6 +7415,50 @@ def test_file_packager_huge(self):
     self.assertContained(MESSAGE, err)
     self.clear()
 
+  def test_file_packager_huge_no_split(self):
+    create_file('huge.dat', 'a' * (1024 * 1024 * 1024))
+    create_file('huge2.dat', 'b' * ((1024 * 1024 * 1024) - 1))
+    err = self.run_process([FILE_PACKAGER, 'test.data', '--preload', 'huge.dat', '--preload', 'huge2.dat'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE).stderr
+    self.assertContained('warning: file packager is creating an asset bundle of 2047 MB. this is very large, and browsers might have trouble loading it', err)
+    self.assertExists('test.data')
+    self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize('test.data'), (1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 2) - 1)
+    self.clear()
+
+  def test_file_packager_huge_split(self):
+    create_file('huge.dat', 'a' * (1024 * 1024 * 1024))
+    create_file('huge2.dat', 'b' * (1024 * 1024 * 1024))
+    err = self.run_process([FILE_PACKAGER, 'test.data', '--preload', 'huge.dat', '--preload', 'huge2.dat'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE).stderr
+    self.assertContained('warning: file packager is creating an asset bundle of 1024 MB. this is very large, and browsers might have trouble loading it', err)
+    self.assertContained('warning: file packager is splitting bundle into 2 chunks', err)
+    self.assertExists('test.data')
+    self.assertExists('test_1.data')
+    self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize('test.data'), 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+    self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize('test_1.data'), 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+    self.clear()
+
+  def test_file_packager_huge_split_metadata(self):
+    create_file('huge.dat', 'a' * (1024 * 1024 * 1024))
+    create_file('huge2.dat', 'b' * (1024 * 1024 * 1024))
+    err = self.run_process([FILE_PACKAGER, 'test.data', '--separate-metadata', '--js-output=immutable.js', '--preload', 'huge.dat', '--preload', 'huge2.dat'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE).stderr
+    self.assertContained('warning: file packager is creating an asset bundle of 1024 MB. this is very large, and browsers might have trouble loading it', err)
+    self.assertContained('warning: file packager is splitting bundle into 2 chunks', err)
+    self.assertExists('test.data')
+    self.assertExists('immutable.js')
+    self.assertExists('immutable.js.metadata')
+    self.assertExists('test_1.data')
+    self.assertExists('immutable_1.js')
+    self.assertExists('immutable_1.js.metadata')
+    self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize('test.data'), 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+    self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize('test_1.data'), 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+    self.clear()
+
+  def test_file_packager_huge_split_too_large(self):
+    create_file('huge.dat', 'a' * (2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024))
+    proc = self.run_process([FILE_PACKAGER, 'test.data', '--preload', 'huge.dat'], check=False, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+    self.assertEqual(proc.returncode, 1)
+    self.assertContained('error: cannot package file greater than 2047 MB does not exist', proc.stderr)
+    self.clear()
+
   @parameterized({
     '': (True,),
     'wasm2js': (False,),
diff --git a/tools/file_packager.py b/tools/file_packager.py
index 1d0d2d743bff8..9f9e9e68c5d73 100755
--- a/tools/file_packager.py
+++ b/tools/file_packager.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 AUDIO_MIMETYPES = {'ogg': 'audio/ogg', 'wav': 'audio/wav', 'mp3': 'audio/mpeg'}
 
 DDS_HEADER_SIZE = 128
+PRELOAD_DATA_FILE_LIMIT = 2**31 - 1
 
 # Set to 1 to randomize file order and add some padding,
 # to work around silly av false positives
@@ -565,8 +566,6 @@ def was_seen(name):
     for plugin in plugins:
       plugin(file_)
 
-  metadata = {'files': []}
-
   if options.obj_output:
     if not options.has_embedded:
       diagnostics.error('--obj-output is only applicable when embedding files')
@@ -575,27 +574,52 @@ def was_seen(name):
     if not options.has_preloaded:
       return 0
 
-  ret = generate_js(data_target, data_files, metadata)
-
-  if options.force or len(data_files):
-    if options.jsoutput is None:
-      print(ret)
-    else:
-      # Overwrite the old jsoutput file (if exists) only when its content
-      # differs from the current generated one, otherwise leave the file
-      # untouched preserving its old timestamp
-      if os.path.isfile(options.jsoutput):
-        old = utils.read_file(options.jsoutput)
-        if old != ret:
-          utils.write_file(options.jsoutput, ret)
+  file_chunks = [data_files]
+  if options.has_preloaded and not options.has_embedded:
+    file_chunks = [[]]
+    current_size = 0
+    for file_ in data_files:
+      fsize = os.path.getsize(file_.srcpath)
+      if current_size + fsize <= PRELOAD_DATA_FILE_LIMIT:
+        file_chunks[-1].append(file_)
+        current_size += fsize
+      elif fsize > PRELOAD_DATA_FILE_LIMIT:
+        diagnostics.error('error: cannot package file greater than %d MB does not exist' % (PRELOAD_DATA_FILE_LIMIT / (1024 * 1024)))
+        return 1
+      else:
+        current_size = fsize
+        file_chunks.append([file_])
+
+  if len(file_chunks) > 1:
+    diagnostics.warn('warning: file packager is splitting bundle into %d chunks' % len(file_chunks))
+
+  targets = []
+  for counter, data_files in enumerate(file_chunks):
+    metadata = {'files': []}
+    base, ext = data_target.rsplit('.', 1)
+    targets.append(f"{base}{f'_{counter}' if counter else ''}.{ext}")
+    ret = generate_js(targets[-1], data_files, metadata)
+    if options.force or len(data_files):
+      if options.jsoutput is None:
+        print(ret)
       else:
-        utils.write_file(options.jsoutput, ret)
-      if options.separate_metadata:
-        utils.write_file(options.jsoutput + '.metadata', json.dumps(metadata, separators=(',', ':')))
+        # Overwrite the old jsoutput file (if exists) only when its content
+        # differs from the current generated one, otherwise leave the file
+        # untouched preserving its old timestamp
+        base, ext = options.jsoutput.rsplit('.', 1)
+        targets.append(f"{base}{f'_{counter}' if counter else ''}.{ext}")
+        if os.path.isfile(targets[-1]):
+          old = utils.read_file(targets[-1])
+          if old != ret:
+            utils.write_file(targets[-1], ret)
+        else:
+          utils.write_file(targets[-1], ret)
+        if options.separate_metadata:
+          utils.write_file(targets[-1] + '.metadata', json.dumps(metadata, separators=(',', ':')))
 
   if options.depfile:
     with open(options.depfile, 'w') as f:
-      for target in (data_target, options.jsoutput):
+      for target in targets:
         if target:
           f.write(escape_for_makefile(target))
           f.write(' \\\n')
@@ -661,14 +685,15 @@ def generate_js(data_target, data_files, metadata):
     # XHRs which has overhead.
     start = 0
     with open(data_target, 'wb') as data:
-      for file_ in data_files:
-        file_.data_start = start
-        curr = utils.read_binary(file_.srcpath)
-        file_.data_end = start + len(curr)
-        if AV_WORKAROUND:
-            curr += '\x00'
-        start += len(curr)
-        data.write(curr)
+      if file_.mode == 'preload':
+        for file_ in data_files:
+          file_.data_start = start
+          curr = utils.read_binary(file_.srcpath)
+          file_.data_end = start + len(curr)
+          if AV_WORKAROUND:
+              curr += '\x00'
+          start += len(curr)
+          data.write(curr)
 
     if start > 256 * 1024 * 1024:
       diagnostics.warn('file packager is creating an asset bundle of %d MB. '