diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md
index 9454f27764..b04a274bc6 100644
--- a/FAQ.md
+++ b/FAQ.md
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ FairEmail follows all the best practices for an email client as decribed in [thi
 * *prevent device from sleeping* (WAKE_LOCK): to keep the device awake while synchronizing messages
 * Optional: *read your contacts* (READ_CONTACTS): to autocomplete addresses and to show photos
 * Optional: *find accounts on the device* (GET_ACCOUNTS): to use [OAuth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OAuth) instead of passwords
+* Optional: *read the contents of your SD card* (READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE): to accept files from other, outdated apps, see also [this FAQ](#user-content-faq49)
 * Android 5.1 Lollipop and before: *use accounts on the device* (USE_CREDENTIALS): needed to select accounts (not used/needed on later Android versions)
 
 <br />
@@ -864,6 +865,7 @@ For security and privacy reasons modern apps like FairEmail have no full access
 This can result into the error message *An outdated app sent a file path instead of a file stream*
 when a file name instead of a file stream is presented to FairEmail.
 You can fix this by switching to an up-to-date file manager or an app designed for recent Android versions.
+Alternatively, you can grant FairEmail read access to the storage space on your device in the Android app settings.
 
 See also [question 25](#user-content-faq25)
 and [what Google writes about it](https://developer.android.com/training/secure-file-sharing/share-file#RespondToRequest).
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 20d2bd371f..e217c8277e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <uses-permission
         android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS"
         android:maxSdkVersion="22" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
     <uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
index 3edeeb56d6..6939c37ae8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
@@ -1327,14 +1327,15 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
 
     private static EntityAttachment addAttachment(Context context, long id, Uri uri,
                                                   boolean image) throws IOException {
-        if ("file".equals(uri.getScheme())) {
+        if ("file".equals(uri.getScheme()) &&
+                !Helper.hasPermission(context, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)) {
             Log.w("Add attachment uri=" + uri);
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(context.getString(R.string.title_no_stream));
         }
 
         EntityAttachment attachment = new EntityAttachment();
 
-        String name = null;
+        String name = uri.getLastPathSegment();
         String s = null;
 
         Cursor cursor = null;