diff --git a/src/file/SDL_rwops.c b/src/file/SDL_rwops.c
index 4a4cda23a..e2a9bf16b 100644
--- a/src/file/SDL_rwops.c
+++ b/src/file/SDL_rwops.c
@@ -429,13 +429,28 @@ SDL_RWFromFile(const char *file, const char *mode)
 #if defined(ANDROID)
 #ifdef HAVE_STDIO_H
     /* Try to open the file on the filesystem first */
-    {
+    if (*file == '/') {
         FILE *fp = fopen(file, mode);
         if (fp) {
             return SDL_RWFromFP(fp, 1);
         }
+    } else {
+        /* Try opening it from internal storage if it's a relative path */
+        char *path;
+        FILE *fp;
+
+        path = SDL_stack_alloc(char, PATH_MAX);
+        if (path) {
+            SDL_snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s",
+                         SDL_AndroidGetInternalStoragePath(), file);
+            fp = fopen(path, mode);
+            SDL_stack_free(path);
+            if (fp) {
+                return SDL_RWFromFP(fp, 1);
+            }
+        }
     }
-#endif
+#endif /* HAVE_STDIO_H */
 
     /* Try to open the file from the asset system */
     rwops = SDL_AllocRW();