diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadThumbnailRenderer.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadThumbnailRenderer.java
index 64b873da0..485cb1add 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadThumbnailRenderer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadThumbnailRenderer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.upload;
 
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import android.widget.ImageView;
 import com.facebook.drawee.view.SimpleDraweeView;
 import com.pedrogomez.renderers.Renderer;
 
+import java.io.File;
+
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
 
 class UploadThumbnailRenderer extends Renderer<UploadModel.UploadItem> {
@@ -40,7 +43,8 @@ class UploadThumbnailRenderer extends Renderer<UploadModel.UploadItem> {
     @Override
     public void render() {
         UploadModel.UploadItem content = getContent();
-        background.setImageURI(content.mediaUri);
+        Uri uri = Uri.parse(content.mediaUri.toString());
+        background.setImageURI(Uri.fromFile(new File(String.valueOf(uri))));
         background.setAlpha(content.selected ? 1.0f : 0.5f);
         space.setVisibility(content.first ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
         error.setVisibility(content.visited && content.error ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);