diff --git a/src/Essentials/src/FileSystem/FileSystemUtils.android.cs b/src/Essentials/src/FileSystem/FileSystemUtils.android.cs
index 16c1dfdb70d4..ce693826e009 100644
--- a/src/Essentials/src/FileSystem/FileSystemUtils.android.cs
+++ b/src/Essentials/src/FileSystem/FileSystemUtils.android.cs
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ static string QueryContentResolverColumn(AndroidUri contentUri, string columnNam
 					text = cursor.GetString(columnIndex);
 			}
 
+			if (cursor is not null && !cursor.IsClosed)
+			   cursor.Close();
+
 			return text;
 		}