diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 914eec5..849e875 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           package="com.chirag.RNMail">
 
+    <application>
+    <provider
+        android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
+        android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
+        android:exported="false"
+        android:grantUriPermissions="true">
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
+            android:resource="@xml/provider_paths"/>
+    </provider>
+</application>
 </manifest>
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diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/chirag/RNMail/RNMailModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/chirag/RNMail/RNMailModule.java
index 658ce6a..493a439 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/chirag/RNMail/RNMailModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/chirag/RNMail/RNMailModule.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.text.Html;
+import android.support.v4.content.FileProvider;
 
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
@@ -89,7 +90,10 @@ public void mail(ReadableMap options, Callback callback) {
       if (attachment.hasKey("path") && !attachment.isNull("path")) {
         String path = attachment.getString("path");
         File file = new File(path);
-        Uri p = Uri.fromFile(file);
+        Uri p = FileProvider.getUriForFile(
+                reactContext,
+                reactContext.getApplicationContext()
+                        .getPackageName() + ".provider", file);
         i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, p);
       }
     }
diff --git a/android/src/main/res/xml/provider_paths.xml b/android/src/main/res/xml/provider_paths.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61248eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/main/res/xml/provider_paths.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+  <external-path name="external_files" path="."/>
+</paths>
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