diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/ImageRequestHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/ImageRequestHelper.java
index 3a09312d7..08979f816 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/ImageRequestHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/ImageRequestHelper.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.facebook.imagepipeline.request.ImageRequestBuilder;
     return
       source.startsWith("http://") ||
       source.startsWith("https://") ||
-      source.startsWith("data:");
+      source.startsWith("data:") ||
+      source.startsWith("file:///");
   }
 }