diff --git a/flutter_vlc_player/android/src/main/java/software/solid/fluttervlcplayer/FlutterVlcPlayer.java b/flutter_vlc_player/android/src/main/java/software/solid/fluttervlcplayer/FlutterVlcPlayer.java
index e4850791..e5fc3d94 100644
--- a/flutter_vlc_player/android/src/main/java/software/solid/fluttervlcplayer/FlutterVlcPlayer.java
+++ b/flutter_vlc_player/android/src/main/java/software/solid/fluttervlcplayer/FlutterVlcPlayer.java
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ void setStreamUrl(String url, boolean isAssetUrl, boolean autoPlay, long hwAcc)
             Media media;
             if (isAssetUrl)
                 media = new Media(libVLC, context.getAssets().openFd(url));
+            else if(url.startsWith("content://"))
+                media = new Media(libVLC, context.getContentResolver().openFileDescriptor(Uri.parse(url), "r").getFileDescriptor());
             else
                 media = new Media(libVLC, Uri.parse(url));
             final HwAcc hwAccValue = HwAcc.values()[(int) hwAcc];