diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/playlist/kotlin/util/PlaylistUtils.kt b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/playlist/kotlin/util/PlaylistUtils.kt
index 350694c40c77..e4ca193b128a 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/playlist/kotlin/util/PlaylistUtils.kt
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/playlist/kotlin/util/PlaylistUtils.kt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ object PlaylistUtils {
 
     fun loadPlaylistImage(imageView:ImageView, imagePath:String, placeholderRes: Int) {
         PostTask.postTask(TaskTraits.UI_DEFAULT) {
-            val imgFile = File(imagePath)
+            val imgFile = File(imagePath.replace("file://", ""))
             if (imgFile.exists()) {
                 val bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(imgFile.absolutePath)
                 imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap)