diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.cpp
index 6486890018..ed2238c87c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.cpp
@@ -593,10 +593,14 @@ DocumentFile::DocumentFile(const QJniObject &uri,
 
 QJniObject parseUri(const QString &uri)
 {
+    QString uriToParse = uri;
+    if (uriToParse.contains(' '))
+        uriToParse.replace(' ', QUrl::toPercentEncoding(" "));
+
     return QJniObject::callStaticMethod<QtJniTypes::UriType>(
                 QtJniTypes::className<QtJniTypes::Uri>(),
                 "parse",
-                QJniObject::fromString(uri).object<jstring>());
+                QJniObject::fromString(uriToParse).object<jstring>());
 }
 
 DocumentFilePtr DocumentFile::parseFromAnyUri(const QString &fileName)