diff --git a/core/modules/file/file.module b/core/modules/file/file.module
index 4a45b51..3f54ea2 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/file.module
+++ b/core/modules/file/file.module
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ function file_ajax_upload() {
     // Invalid request.
     drupal_set_message(t('An unrecoverable error occurred. The uploaded file likely exceeded the maximum file size (@size) that this server supports.', array('@size' => format_size(file_upload_max_size()))), 'error');
     $response = new AjaxResponse();
-    return $response->addCommand(new ReplaceCommand(NULL, theme('status_messages')));
+    return $response->addCommand(new PrependCommand(NULL, theme('status_messages')));
   }
 
   list($form, $form_state) = ajax_get_form();