diff --git a/src/assets/downloader/assetdownloader.cpp b/src/assets/downloader/assetdownloader.cpp
index 38564353d3c..fb82dc29adb 100644
--- a/src/assets/downloader/assetdownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/downloader/assetdownloader.cpp
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ void AssetDownloader::start()
         }
         storage->tempDir = d->m_temporaryDir->path();
         d->setLocalDownloadDir(baseLocalDir(d->m_preferredLocalDownloadDir));
-        precheckLocalFile(d->m_offlineAssetsFilePath);
+        precheckLocalFile(resolvedUrl(d->m_offlineAssetsFilePath));
         return SetupResult::Continue;
     };
 
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void AssetDownloader::start()
             return DoneResult::Error;
         }
 
-        QFile file(pathFromUrl(d->m_offlineAssetsFilePath));
+        QFile file(pathFromUrl(resolvedUrl(d->m_offlineAssetsFilePath)));
         if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
             qWarning() << "Also failed to open" << d->m_offlineAssetsFilePath;
             return DoneResult::Error;
@@ -560,6 +560,11 @@ void AssetDownloader::start()
             [this](DoneWith result) { emit finished(result == DoneWith::Success); });
 }
 
+QUrl AssetDownloader::resolvedUrl(const QUrl &url) const
+{
+    return url;
+}
+
 } // namespace Assets::Downloader
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/assets/downloader/assetdownloader.h b/src/assets/downloader/assetdownloader.h
index e000122b41c..8dfb853699e 100644
--- a/src/assets/downloader/assetdownloader.h
+++ b/src/assets/downloader/assetdownloader.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ public:
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void start();
 
+protected:
+    virtual QUrl resolvedUrl(const QUrl &url) const;
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void started();
     void finished(bool success);