diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/MimeUtils.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/MimeUtils.java
index 194ca9cef389d725f514c273c2fcbd02c2fe48e1..4f65df5f3dd5f995cc63a184bd915629d4396869 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/MimeUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/MimeUtils.java
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ public final class MimeUtils {
 
     public static String guessMimeTypeFromUri(final Context context, final Uri uri) {
         final String mimeTypeContentResolver = guessFromContentResolver(context, uri);
-        final String mimeTypeFromQueryParameter = uri.getQueryParameter("mimeType");
+        final String mimeTypeFromQueryParameter = uri.isHierarchical() ? uri.getQueryParameter("mimeType") : null;
         final String name = "content".equals(uri.getScheme()) ? getDisplayName(context, uri) : null;
         final String mimeTypeFromName = Strings.isNullOrEmpty(name) ? null : guessFromPath(name);
         final String path = uri.getPath();