diff --git a/src/hmac_block_stream.rs b/src/hmac_block_stream.rs
index 30710c9c..2b1c660a 100644
--- a/src/hmac_block_stream.rs
+++ b/src/hmac_block_stream.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ use crate::error::{BlockStreamError, CryptographyError};
 
 pub const HMAC_KEY_END: [u8; 1] = hex!("01");
 
-const DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE: u32 = 1024 * 1024;
-
 /// Read from a HMAC block stream into a raw buffer
 pub(crate) fn read_hmac_block_stream(
     data: &[u8],
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ pub(crate) fn write_hmac_block_stream(
     let mut block_index = 0;
 
     while pos < data.len() {
-        let size = std::cmp::min(DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE as usize, data.len() - pos);
+        let size = data.len() - pos;
 
         let block = &data[pos..(pos + size)];
 
diff --git a/tests/large_database_roundtrip_tests.rs b/tests/large_database_roundtrip_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a332c82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/large_database_roundtrip_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+mod large_file_roundtrip_tests {
+    use std::fs::File;
+
+    use keepass::{
+        db::{Database, Entry, NodeRef, Value},
+        DatabaseKey,
+    };
+
+    /// This can be tuned based on how "large" we expect databases to realistically be.
+    const LARGE_DATABASE_ENTRY_COUNT: usize = 100000;
+
+    /// Constants for the test database.
+    const TEST_DATABASE_FILE_NAME: &str = "demo.kdbx";
+    const TEST_DATABASE_PASSWORD: &str = "demopass";
+
+    /// Writing and reading back a large databack should function as expected.
+    /// This tests guards against issues that might affect large databases.
+    #[test]
+    fn write_and_read_large_database() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let mut db = Database::new(Default::default());
+
+        db.meta.database_name = Some("Demo database".to_string());
+
+        for i in 0..LARGE_DATABASE_ENTRY_COUNT {
+            let mut entry = Entry::new();
+            entry
+                .fields
+                .insert("Title".to_string(), Value::Unprotected(format!("Entry_{i}")));
+            entry.fields.insert(
+                "UserName".to_string(),
+                Value::Unprotected(format!("UserName_{i}")),
+            );
+            entry.fields.insert(
+                "Password".to_string(),
+                Value::Protected(format!("Password_{i}").as_bytes().into()),
+            );
+            db.root.add_child(entry);
+        }
+
+        // Define database key.
+        let key = DatabaseKey::new().with_password(TEST_DATABASE_PASSWORD);
+        #[cfg(feature = "save_kdbx4")]
+        {
+            db.save(&mut File::create(TEST_DATABASE_FILE_NAME)?, key.clone())?;
+        }
+        // Read the database that was written in the previous block.
+        let db = Database::open(&mut File::open(TEST_DATABASE_FILE_NAME)?, key)?;
+        // Validate that the data is what we expect.
+        let mut entry_counter = 0;
+        for node in &db.root {
+            match node {
+                NodeRef::Group(g) => {
+                    println!("Saw group '{0}'", g.name);
+                }
+                NodeRef::Entry(e) => {
+                    assert_eq!(
+                        format!("Entry_{entry_counter}"),
+                        e.get_title().expect("Title should be defined")
+                    );
+                    assert_eq!(
+                        format!("UserName_{entry_counter}"),
+                        e.get_username().expect("Username should be defined")
+                    );
+                    assert_eq!(
+                        format!("Password_{entry_counter}"),
+                        e.get_password().expect("Password should be defined")
+                    );
+                    entry_counter += 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        assert_eq!(entry_counter, LARGE_DATABASE_ENTRY_COUNT);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}