1) Make sure you have configured the extension filter in the web.xml <!-- Extensions Filter --> <filter> <filter-name>extensionsFilter</filter-name> <filter-class>org.apache.myfaces.component.html.util.ExtensionsFilter</filter-class> <init-param> <param-name>uploadMaxFileSize</param-name> <param-value>100m</param-value> <description>Set the size limit for uploaded files. Format: 10 - 10 bytes 10k