diff --git a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java
index 88dcb8320..fa3351fdf 100644
--- a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java
+++ b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java
@@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ public class FileHelper {
 
 	private InputStream getInputStream(Context context, Uri uri) throws Exception {
 		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) {
+			if (DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
+				return context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(DocumentFile.fromSingleUri(context, uri).getUri());
+			}
 			if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
 				File file = getFile(context, uri);
 				return new FileInputStream(file);
 			}
-			if (DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
-				return context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(DocumentFile.fromSingleUri(context, uri).getUri());
-			}
 		}
 		return context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
 	}