diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js
index 0cfb55a05ff1ec..be4fe3e13a966e 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ export default class InspectorProxy implements InspectorProxyQueries {
     const wss = new WS.Server({
       noServer: true,
       perMessageDeflate: true,
+      // Don't crash on exceptionally large messages - assume the device is
+      // well-behaved and the debugger is prepared to handle large messages.
+      maxPayload: 0,
     });
     // $FlowFixMe[value-as-type]
     wss.on('connection', async (socket: WS, req) => {
@@ -228,6 +231,9 @@ export default class InspectorProxy implements InspectorProxyQueries {
     const wss = new WS.Server({
       noServer: true,
       perMessageDeflate: false,
+      // Don't crash on exceptionally large messages - assume the debugger is
+      // well-behaved and the device is prepared to handle large messages.
+      maxPayload: 0,
     });
     // $FlowFixMe[value-as-type]
     wss.on('connection', async (socket: WS, req) => {