diff --git a/src/android/FileHelper.java b/src/android/FileHelper.java
index e20752c6..81032374 100644
--- a/src/android/FileHelper.java
+++ b/src/android/FileHelper.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 
 public class FileHelper {
 
+    private static final String CDVFILE_PREFIX = "cdvfile://localhost/temporary";
+    private static final String CDVFILE_PREFIX1 = "cdvfile";
+
     /**
      * Removes the "file://" prefix from the given URI string, if applicable.
      * If the given URI string doesn't have a "file://" prefix, it is returned unchanged.
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ public static String stripFileProtocol(String uriString) {
         if (uriString.startsWith("file://")) {
             return Uri.parse(uriString).getPath();
         }
+        if (uriString.startsWith(CDVFILE_PREFIX) || uriString.startsWith(CDVFILE_PREFIX1)) {
+            return Uri.parse(uriString).getLastPathSegment();
+        }
         return uriString;
     }
 }