diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
index 5ab85fa731dc4d3905d073da688dc60fbc48b19a..787826a097ff584109a57d2575bb4667ffd3b746 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
         if ("never".equals(compressPictures)
                 || ("auto".equals(compressPictures) && getFileBackend().useImageAsIs(uri))
                 || (mimeType != null && mimeType.endsWith("/gif"))
-                || getFileBackend().unusualBounds(uri)) {
+                || getFileBackend().unusualBounds(uri) || "data".equals(uri.getScheme())) {
             Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, conversation.getAccount().getJid().asBareJid() + ": not compressing picture. sending as file");
             attachFileToConversation(conversation, uri, mimeType, subject, callback);
             return;