diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.cpp
index b18c81e8964..c5ead186c90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.cpp
@@ -71,17 +71,35 @@ bool AndroidContentFileEngine::open(QIODevice::OpenMode openMode,
         openModeStr += QLatin1Char('a');
     }
 
-    const auto fd = QJniObject::callStaticMethod<jint>("org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative",
-        "openFdForContentUrl",
-        "(Landroid/content/Context;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I",
+    m_pfd = QJniObject::callStaticObjectMethod("org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative",
+        "openParcelFdForContentUrl",
+        "(Landroid/content/Context;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Landroid/os/ParcelFileDescriptor;",
         QAndroidApplication::context(),
         QJniObject::fromString(fileName(DefaultName)).object(),
         QJniObject::fromString(openModeStr).object());
 
-    if (fd < 0)
+    if (!m_pfd.isValid())
         return false;
 
-    return QFSFileEngine::open(openMode, fd, QFile::AutoCloseHandle);
+    const auto fd = m_pfd.callMethod<jint>("getFd", "()I");
+
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        m_pfd.callMethod<void>("close", "()V");
+        m_pfd = QJniObject();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return QFSFileEngine::open(openMode, fd, QFile::DontCloseHandle);
+}
+
+bool AndroidContentFileEngine::close()
+{
+    if (m_pfd.isValid()) {
+        m_pfd.callMethod<void>("close", "()V");
+        m_pfd = QJniObject();
+    }
+
+    return QFSFileEngine::close();
 }
 
 qint64 AndroidContentFileEngine::size() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.h
index 531d0f80ff0..47730f56850 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidcontentfileengine.h
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@
 #define ANDROIDCONTENTFILEENGINE_H
 
 #include <private/qfsfileengine_p.h>
+#include <QtCore/qjniobject.h>
 
 class AndroidContentFileEngine : public QFSFileEngine
 {
 public:
     AndroidContentFileEngine(const QString &fileName);
     bool open(QIODevice::OpenMode openMode, std::optional<QFile::Permissions> permissions) override;
+    bool close() override;
     qint64 size() const override;
     FileFlags fileFlags(FileFlags type = FileInfoAll) const override;
     QString fileName(FileName file = DefaultName) const override;
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     QAbstractFileEngine::Iterator *endEntryList() override;
 private:
     QString m_file;
+    QJniObject m_pfd;
 
 };