diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/config.py b/invenio_rdm_records/config.py
index 0a106063c..52a9cc67c 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/config.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/config.py
@@ -597,7 +597,12 @@ def lock_edit_published_files(service, identity, record=None, draft=None):
 Relative paths are resolved against the application instance path.
 """
 
-IIIF_TILES_CONVERTER_PARAMS = {}
+IIIF_TILES_CONVERTER_PARAMS = {
+    "compression": "jpeg",
+    "Q": 90,
+    "tile_width": 256,
+    "tile_height": 256,
+}
 """Parameters to be passed to the tiles converter."""
 
 RDM_RECORDS_RESTRICTION_GRACE_PERIOD = timedelta(days=30)
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/records/processors/tiles.py b/invenio_rdm_records/records/processors/tiles.py
index 279f87615..20ee53aed 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/records/processors/tiles.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/records/processors/tiles.py
@@ -43,7 +43,18 @@ def _can_process(self, draft, record) -> bool:
 
     def _can_process_file(self, file_record, draft, record) -> bool:
         """Checks to determine if to process the record."""
-        return file_record.file.ext in self.valid_exts
+        if file_record.file.ext not in self.valid_exts:
+            return False
+
+        iiif_config = current_app.config.get("IIIF_TILES_CONVERTER_PARAMS")
+        metadata = file_record.metadata or {}
+
+        if (metadata.get("height", 0) <= iiif_config.get("tile_width")) or (
+            metadata.get("width", 0) <= iiif_config.get("tile_height")
+        ):
+            return False
+
+        return True
 
     @contextmanager
     def unlocked_bucket(self, files):