diff --git a/src/android/templates/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/android/templates/AndroidManifest.xml
index abb6b1e3545..f9f4aed5c2d 100644
--- a/src/android/templates/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/android/templates/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <!-- %%INSERT_FEATURES -->
 
     <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true" android:smallScreens="true"/>
-    <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:name="org.qtproject.qt.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:label="-- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% --" android:extractNativeLibs="true">
+    <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:name="org.qtproject.qt.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:label="-- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% --" android:extractNativeLibs="true" android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true">
         <activity android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|layoutDirection|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation|mcc|mnc|density" android:name="org.qtproject.qt.android.bindings.QtActivity" android:label="-- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% --" android:screenOrientation="unspecified" android:launchMode="singleTop">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>