diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/MediaSource/MediaSource.shared.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/MediaSource/MediaSource.shared.cs
index f857e33216..8e58d6dcf3 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/MediaSource/MediaSource.shared.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/MediaSource/MediaSource.shared.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace CommunityToolkit.Maui.Views;
 [TypeConverter(typeof(MediaSourceConverter))]
 public abstract class MediaSource : Element
 {
+	static readonly bool isAndroid = OperatingSystem.IsAndroid();
 	readonly WeakEventManager weakEventManager = new();
 
 	internal event EventHandler SourceChanged
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ internal event EventHandler SourceChanged
 	/// </summary>
 	/// <param name="path">Full path to the resource file, relative to the application's resources folder.</param>
 	/// <returns>A <see cref="ResourceMediaSource"/> instance.</returns>
-	public static MediaSource FromResource(string? path) => new ResourceMediaSource { Path = path };
+	public static MediaSource FromResource(string? path) => new ResourceMediaSource { Path = isAndroid ? $"Assets/{path}" : path };
 
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Creates a <see cref="UriMediaSource"/> from an string that contains an absolute URI.