diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
index f20aa4c39..facb606a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaAdapter.MediaOperationsListener {
             val file = File(path)
             val isVideo = file.isVideoFast()
             if (isVideo) {
-                openFile(Uri.fromFile(file))
+                openFile(Uri.fromFile(file), false)
             } else {
                 Intent(this, ViewPagerActivity::class.java).apply {
                     putExtra(MEDIUM, path)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/PhotoVideoActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/PhotoVideoActivity.kt
index cd2bf4902..ca6d1c0a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/PhotoVideoActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/PhotoVideoActivity.kt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ open class PhotoVideoActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPagerFragment.FragmentList
 
         when (item.itemId) {
             R.id.menu_set_as -> setAs(mUri)
-            R.id.menu_open_with -> openFile(mUri)
+            R.id.menu_open_with -> openFile(mUri, true)
             R.id.menu_share -> shareUri(mUri)
             R.id.menu_edit -> openEditor(mUri)
             R.id.menu_properties -> showProperties()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index 7214b6a00..18eb2f5df 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
             R.id.slideshow -> initSlideshow()
             R.id.menu_copy_to -> copyMoveTo(true)
             R.id.menu_move_to -> copyMoveTo(false)
-            R.id.menu_open_with -> openFile(Uri.fromFile(getCurrentFile()))
+            R.id.menu_open_with -> openFile(Uri.fromFile(getCurrentFile()), true)
             R.id.menu_hide -> toggleFileVisibility(true)
             R.id.menu_unhide -> toggleFileVisibility(false)
             R.id.menu_share_1 -> shareMedium(getCurrentMedium()!!)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
index b71a694a7..6ede29e0d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class MediaAdapter(val activity: SimpleActivity, var media: MutableList<Medium>,
                 R.id.cab_copy_to -> copyMoveTo(true)
                 R.id.cab_move_to -> copyMoveTo(false)
                 R.id.cab_select_all -> selectAll()
-                R.id.cab_open_with -> activity.openFile(Uri.fromFile(getCurrentFile()))
+                R.id.cab_open_with -> activity.openFile(Uri.fromFile(getCurrentFile()), true)
                 R.id.cab_set_as -> activity.setAs(Uri.fromFile(getCurrentFile()))
                 R.id.cab_delete -> checkDeleteConfirmation()
                 else -> return false
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/activity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/activity.kt
index b2b64e339..b721d60cf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/activity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/activity.kt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fun Activity.setAs(uri: Uri) {
     }
 }
 
-fun Activity.openFile(uri: Uri) {
+fun Activity.openFile(uri: Uri, forceChooser: Boolean) {
     val newUri = ensurePublicUri(uri)
     Intent().apply {
         action = Intent.ACTION_VIEW
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fun Activity.openFile(uri: Uri) {
 
         if (resolveActivity(packageManager) != null) {
             val chooser = Intent.createChooser(this, getString(R.string.open_with))
-            startActivity(chooser)
+            startActivity(if (forceChooser) chooser else this)
         } else {
             toast(R.string.no_app_found)
         }