diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 360857d..ed31e3c 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
     <!-- android -->
     <platform name="android">
+        <framework src="commons-io:commons-io:2.4" />
         <js-module src="www/FilePath.js" name="FilePath">
             <clobbers target="window.FilePath"/>
         </js-module>
diff --git a/src/android/FilePath.java b/src/android/FilePath.java
index 67ae4fe..ec9626f 100644
--- a/src/android/FilePath.java
+++ b/src/android/FilePath.java
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.io.File;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
+
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+
 public class FilePath extends CordovaPlugin {
 
     private static final String TAG = "[FilePath plugin]: ";
@@ -70,7 +78,6 @@ public void initialize(CordovaInterface cordova, final CordovaWebView webView) {
     public boolean execute(String action, JSONArray args, CallbackContext callbackContext) throws JSONException {
         this.callback = callbackContext;
         this.uriStr = args.getString(0);
-
         if (action.equals("resolveNativePath")) {
             if (PermissionHelper.hasPermission(this, READ)) {
                 resolveNativePath();
@@ -97,11 +104,18 @@ public void resolveNativePath() throws JSONException {
         JSONObject resultObj = new JSONObject();
         /* content:///... */
         Uri pvUrl = Uri.parse(this.uriStr);
-
         Log.d(TAG, "URI: " + this.uriStr);
 
         Context appContext = this.cordova.getActivity().getApplicationContext();
-        String filePath = getPath(appContext, pvUrl);
+        String filePath;
+
+        final boolean isNougat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N;
+
+        if(isNougat) {
+            filePath = getFilePathFromURI(appContext, pvUrl);
+        } else {
+            filePath = getPath(appContext, pvUrl);
+        }
 
         //check result; send error/success callback
         if (filePath == GET_PATH_ERROR_ID) {
@@ -123,6 +137,60 @@ else if (filePath.equals(GET_CLOUD_PATH_ERROR_ID)) {
         }
     }
 
+    public static String getFilePathFromURI(Context context, Uri contentUri) {
+        //copy file and send new file path
+        String fileName = getFileName(contentUri);
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(fileName)) {
+            File folder = new File (Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath() +
+                    File.separator +  getApplicationName(context));
+
+            boolean success = true;
+
+            if (!folder.exists()) {
+                success = folder.mkdirs();
+            }
+
+            if (success) {
+                File copyFile = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath() +
+                        File.separator +  getApplicationName(context) + File.separator + fileName);
+                copy(context, contentUri, copyFile);
+                return copyFile.getAbsolutePath();
+            }
+
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static String getFileName(Uri uri) {
+        if (uri == null) return null;
+        String fileName = null;
+        String path = uri.getPath();
+        int cut = path.lastIndexOf('/');
+        if (cut != -1) {
+            fileName = path.substring(cut + 1);
+        }
+        return fileName;
+    }
+
+    public static void copy(Context context, Uri srcUri, File dstFile) {
+        try {
+            InputStream inputStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(srcUri);
+            if (inputStream == null) return;
+            OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(dstFile);
+            IOUtils.copy(inputStream, outputStream);
+            inputStream.close();
+            outputStream.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String getApplicationName(Context context) {
+        ApplicationInfo applicationInfo = context.getApplicationInfo();
+        int stringId = applicationInfo.labelRes;
+        return stringId == 0 ? applicationInfo.nonLocalizedLabel.toString() : context.getString(stringId);
+    }
+
     public void onRequestPermissionResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions, int[] grantResults) throws JSONException {
         for (int r:grantResults) {
             if (r == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED) {
@@ -449,3 +517,4 @@ private static String getDriveFilePath(Uri uri,Context context){
         return  file.getPath();
     }
 }
+