diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index a52545aff..659756c1d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -1228,7 +1228,9 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
     }
 
     private fun refreshViewPager(refetchPosition: Boolean = false) {
-        if (config.getFolderSorting(mDirectory) and SORT_BY_RANDOM == 0) {
+        val isSortingRandom = config.getFolderSorting(mDirectory) and SORT_BY_RANDOM == 0
+        val isExternalIntent = !intent.getBooleanExtra(IS_FROM_GALLERY, false)
+        if (!isSortingRandom || isExternalIntent) {
             GetMediaAsynctask(applicationContext, mDirectory, isPickImage = false, isPickVideo = false, showAll = mShowAll) {
                 gotMedia(it, refetchViewPagerPosition = refetchPosition)
             }.execute()