diff --git a/src/android/src/de/akaflieg_freiburg/enroute/MobileAdaptor.java b/src/android/src/de/akaflieg_freiburg/enroute/MobileAdaptor.java
index 9a636cd12..b4c23303e 100644
--- a/src/android/src/de/akaflieg_freiburg/enroute/MobileAdaptor.java
+++ b/src/android/src/de/akaflieg_freiburg/enroute/MobileAdaptor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /***************************************************************************
- *   Copyright (C) 2019-2024 by Stefan Kebekus, stefan.kebekus@gmail.com   *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2019-2025 by Stefan Kebekus, stefan.kebekus@gmail.com   *
  *   Copyright (C) 2020 by Johannes Zellner, johannes@zellner.org          *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public class MobileAdaptor extends de.akaflieg_freiburg.enroute.ShareActivity {
 	private static String AUTHORITY = "de.akaflieg_freiburg.enroute";
 	private static String TAG = "IntentLauncher";
 
+	private static final int PICK_FILE_REQUEST = 1;
+
 	public MobileAdaptor() {
 		m_instance = this;
 	}
@@ -441,6 +443,44 @@ private static boolean openInGoogleEarth(String geoUrl) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Open a file picker to select a file.
+	 * 
+	 * This method opens a file picker to select a file of a given mime type. This is necessary
+	 * to work around a bug in Qt which does not allow to select files with a specific extension
+	 * and does not support remote files.
+	 * 
+	 * https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-118154
+	 * 
+	 * @param mimeType the mime type of the file to select.
+	 * 
+	 */
+    public void openFilePicker(String mimeType) {
+        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
+        intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
+        if (!mimeType.isEmpty()) {
+            intent.setType(mimeType);
+        } else {
+            intent.setType("*/*");
+        }
+        startActivityForResult(intent, PICK_FILE_REQUEST);
+    }
+
+	/** Result of file picking
+	 */ 
+	public static native void setFileReceived(String fileName);
+
+	@Override
+    protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
+        if (requestCode == PICK_FILE_REQUEST && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
+            Uri uri = data.getData();
+            if (uri != null) {
+                setFileReceived(uri.toString());
+            }
+        }
+        super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * create uri from file path.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/platform/FileExchange_Android.cpp b/src/platform/FileExchange_Android.cpp
index 0fa4e999c..5adb7fa78 100644
--- a/src/platform/FileExchange_Android.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/FileExchange_Android.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ QString Platform::FileExchange::viewContent(const QByteArray& content, const QSt
 }
 
 
+void Platform::FileExchange::openFilePicker(const QString& mime)
+{
+    const QJniObject activity = QNativeInterface::QAndroidApplication::context();
+    if (activity.isValid()) {
+        const QJniObject mimeTypeStr = QJniObject::fromString(mime);
+        activity.callMethod<void>("openFilePicker", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V", mimeTypeStr.object<jstring>());
+    }
+}
+
+
 //
 // Private Methods
 //
@@ -169,7 +179,7 @@ bool Platform::FileExchange::outgoingIntent(const QString& methodName, const QSt
 
 extern "C" {
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_de_akaflieg_1freiburg_enroute_ShareActivity_setFileReceived(JNIEnv* env, jobject /*unused*/, jstring jfname)
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_de_akaflieg_1freiburg_enroute_MobileAdaptor_setFileReceived(JNIEnv* env, jobject /*unused*/, jstring jfname)
 {
     const char* fname = env->GetStringUTFChars(jfname, nullptr);
 
@@ -181,6 +191,17 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_de_akaflieg_1freiburg_enroute_ShareActivity_setFileR
     env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(jfname, fname);
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_de_akaflieg_1freiburg_enroute_ShareActivity_setFileReceived(JNIEnv* env, jobject /*unused*/, jstring jfname)
+{
+    const char* fname = env->GetStringUTFChars(jfname, nullptr);
+
+    // A little complicated because GlobalObject::fileExchange() lives in a different thread
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod( GlobalObject::fileExchange(),
+                              "processFileOpenRequest",
+                              Qt::QueuedConnection,
+                              Q_ARG( QString, QString::fromUtf8(fname)) );
+    env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(jfname, fname);
+}
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_de_akaflieg_1freiburg_enroute_ShareActivity_setTextReceived(JNIEnv* env, jobject /*unused*/, jstring jfname)
 {
diff --git a/src/platform/FileExchange_Android.h b/src/platform/FileExchange_Android.h
index 83185db79..53d706b52 100644
--- a/src/platform/FileExchange_Android.h
+++ b/src/platform/FileExchange_Android.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class FileExchange : public Platform::FileExchange_Abstract
      */
     QString viewContent(const QByteArray& content, const QString& mimeType, const QString& fileNameTemplate) override;
 
+#warning
+    Q_INVOKABLE static void openFilePicker(const QString& mime);
 
 public slots:
     /*! \brief Implements pure virtual method from FileExchange_Abstract */
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ public slots:
     static bool outgoingIntent(const QString& methodName, const QString& filePath, const QString& mimeType);
 
     bool receiveOpenFileRequestsStarted {false};
-    QString pendingReceiveOpenFileRequest {};
+    QString pendingReceiveOpenFileRequest;
 };
 
 } // namespace Platform
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index 62b8273ff..bff10ab25 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ AppWindow {
     // solution from
     // see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25968661/android-back-button-press-doesnt-trigger-keys-onreleased-qml
     //
-    onClosing: {
+    function onClosing (close) {
         // Use this hack only on the Android platform
         if (Qt.platform.os !== "android")
             return
diff --git a/src/qml/pages/FlightRouteEditor.qml b/src/qml/pages/FlightRouteEditor.qml
index 9d4a66397..04db2deb0 100644
--- a/src/qml/pages/FlightRouteEditor.qml
+++ b/src/qml/pages/FlightRouteEditor.qml
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ Page {
                                                               text: qsTr("Locate your file in the browser, then select 'Open with' from the share menu, and choose Enroute"),
                                                               standardButtons: Dialog.Ok})
                             Global.dialogLoader.active = true
+                        } else if (isAndroid) {
+                            console.log("AA")
+                            FileExchange.openFilePicker("")
                         } else {
                             importFileDialog.open()
                         }