1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/blob_viewer/server_side.rb b/app/models/blob_viewer/server_side.rb
index e8c5c17b824..ed8c1373f53 100644
--- a/app/models/blob_viewer/server_side.rb
+++ b/app/models/blob_viewer/server_side.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module BlobViewer
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     included do
-      self.client_side = false
+      self.load_async = true
       self.max_size = 2.megabytes
       self.absolute_max_size = 5.megabytes
     end
@@ -13,5 +13,18 @@ module BlobViewer
         blob.load_all_data!(blob.project.repository)
       end
     end
+
+    def render_error
+      if blob.stored_externally?
+        # Files that are not stored in the repository, like LFS files and
+        # build artifacts, can only be rendered using a client-side viewer,
+        # since we do not want to read large amounts of data into memory on the
+        # server side. Client-side viewers use JS and can fetch the file from
+        # `blob_raw_url` using AJAX.
+        return :server_side_but_stored_externally
+      end
+
+      super
+    end
   end
 end