diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php
index 03485b5f9a..02dfe03f79 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ class WP_Image_Editor_Imagick extends WP_Image_Editor {
 		if ( ! is_file( $this->file ) && ! preg_match( '|^https?://|', $this->file ) )
 			return new WP_Error( 'error_loading_image', __('File doesn’t exist?'), $this->file );
 
+		// Even though Imagick uses less PHP memory than GD, set higher limit for users that have low PHP.ini limits
+		@ini_set( 'memory_limit', apply_filters( 'image_memory_limit', WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT ) );
+
 		try {
 			$this->image = new Imagick( $this->file );