diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/FileUtils.java b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/FileUtils.java
index 9ebf1fad826b..a064e1959ea6 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/FileUtils.java
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/FileUtils.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ String getPathFromUri(final Context context, final Uri uri) {
     OutputStream outputStream = null;
     boolean success = false;
     try {
-      String extension = getImageExtension(uri);
+      String extension = getImageExtension(uri, context);
       inputStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
       file = File.createTempFile("image_picker", extension, context.getCacheDir());
       file.deleteOnExit();
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ String getPathFromUri(final Context context, final Uri uri) {
   }
 
   /** @return extension of image with dot, or default .jpg if it none. */
-  private static String getImageExtension(Uri uriImage) {
+  private static String getImageExtension(Uri uriImage, Context context) {
     String extension = null;
 
     try {
-      String imagePath = uriImage.getPath();
-      if (imagePath != null && imagePath.lastIndexOf(".") != -1) {
-        extension = imagePath.substring(imagePath.lastIndexOf(".") + 1);
+      String mimeType = context.getContentResolver().getType(uriImage);
+      if (mimeType != null && mimeType.lastIndexOf("/") != -1) {
+        extension = mimeType.substring(mimeType.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
       }
     } catch (Exception e) {
       extension = null;