diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/DroidGap.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/DroidGap.java
index e6ba479a..8eddc755 100755
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/DroidGap.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/DroidGap.java
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ public class DroidGap extends PhonegapActivity {
             // Security check to make sure any requests are coming from the page initially
             // loaded in webview and not another loaded in an iframe.
             boolean reqOk = false;
-            if (url.indexOf(this.ctx.baseUrl) == 0 || isUrlWhiteListed(url)) {
+            if (url.startsWith("file://") || url.indexOf(this.ctx.baseUrl) == 0 || isUrlWhiteListed(url)) {
                 reqOk = true;
             }