diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
index ec81fc71..3646be6b 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
@@ -755,6 +755,9 @@ public class FileUtils extends Plugin {
      * @throws JSONException
      */
     private JSONObject getFileMetadata(String filePath) throws FileNotFoundException, JSONException {
+        if (filePath.startsWith("file://")) {
+            filePath = filePath.substring(7);
+        }
         File file = new File(filePath);
 
         if (!file.exists()) {