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diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 2f9c22a833..4a9bbc4d57 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ import os
 import sys
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
+from PIL import ImageFile
+
 from synapse.util.rust import check_rust_lib_up_to_date
 from synapse.util.stringutils import strtobool
 
+# Allow truncated JPEG images to be thumbnailed.
+ImageFile.LOAD_TRUNCATED_IMAGES = True
+
 # Check that we're not running on an unsupported Python version.
 #
 # Note that we use an (unneeded) variable here so that pyupgrade doesn't nuke the