diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/filepicker/Costants.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/filepicker/Costants.kt
index e405a6d52c..85c3095773 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/filepicker/Costants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/filepicker/Costants.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package fr.free.nrw.commons.filepicker
 interface Constants {
     companion object {
         const val DEFAULT_FOLDER_NAME = "CommonsContributions"
+        // this is used for truncation logic to cap the selection at 20 files.
+        const val MAX_EXTERNAL_UPLOAD_COUNT: Int = 20
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.kt
index e83ea2c5f9..0315f5ee53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.LoginActivity
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.SessionManager
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.ContributionController
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.databinding.ActivityUploadBinding
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.filepicker.Constants.Companion.MAX_EXTERNAL_UPLOAD_COUNT
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.filepicker.Constants.RequestCodes
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.filepicker.UploadableFile
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.kvstore.BasicKvStore
@@ -723,7 +724,28 @@ class UploadActivity : BaseActivity(), UploadContract.View, UploadBaseFragment.C
     }
 
     private fun receiveExternalSharedItems() {
-        uploadableFiles = contributionController!!.handleExternalImagesPicked(this, intent).toMutableList()
+        var filesToProcess = contributionController!!.handleExternalImagesPicked(this, intent).toMutableList()
+
+        if (intent.action == Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE) {
+            val fileCount = filesToProcess.size
+
+            if (fileCount > MAX_EXTERNAL_UPLOAD_COUNT) {
+                //truncates the list to the maximum allowed limit (20) Issue #3101
+                filesToProcess = filesToProcess.subList(0, MAX_EXTERNAL_UPLOAD_COUNT)
+
+                // informs the the user that the list was truncated
+                showLongToast(
+                    this,
+                    getString(
+                        R.string.multiple_upload_limit_truncated_message,
+                        fileCount,
+                        MAX_EXTERNAL_UPLOAD_COUNT
+                    )
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
+        uploadableFiles = filesToProcess
     }
 
     private fun receiveInternalSharedItems() {
@@ -1039,3 +1061,4 @@ class UploadActivity : BaseActivity(), UploadContract.View, UploadBaseFragment.C
         }
     }
 }
+
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 950ffd0754..3c8b5e525f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@ Upload your first media by tapping on the add button.</string>
   <string name="image_tag_line_created_and_uploaded_by">Created and uploaded by: %1$s</string>
   <string name="image_tag_line_created_by_and_uploaded_by">Created by %1$s and uploaded by %2$s</string>
   <string name="nominated_for_deletion_btn">Nominated for Deletion</string>
+
+  <string name="multiple_upload_limit_truncated_message">You selected %1$d files. Only the first %2$d files will be processed for upload.</string>
   <string name="custom_selector_max_image_limit_reached">You can only select a maximum of %d images.</string>
 
 </resources>