diff --git a/src/keepass2android-app/Utils/Util.cs b/src/keepass2android-app/Utils/Util.cs
index 897f13bc7..fefc1ad16 100644
--- a/src/keepass2android-app/Utils/Util.cs
+++ b/src/keepass2android-app/Utils/Util.cs
@@ -539,7 +539,9 @@ public static string IntentToFilename(Intent data, Context ctx)
           c1.MoveToFirst();
 
           var possibleFilename = c1.GetString(0);
-          if (File.Exists(possibleFilename))
+          //the path only if it may be written: on Android 11+ a file of the shared storage is readable by its path but not
+          //writable (pickers like the one of HyperOS give the path too), while the content uri itself grants writing
+          if (File.Exists(possibleFilename) && new Java.IO.File(possibleFilename).CanWrite())
             return possibleFilename;
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/keepass2android-app/fileselect/FileSelectActivity.cs b/src/keepass2android-app/fileselect/FileSelectActivity.cs
index ea8138ce4..7b395b557 100644
--- a/src/keepass2android-app/fileselect/FileSelectActivity.cs
+++ b/src/keepass2android-app/fileselect/FileSelectActivity.cs
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ protected override void OnActivityResult(int requestCode, Result resultCode, Int
 
       if ((resultCode == Result.Ok) && (requestCode == RequestCodeEditIoc))
       {
-        string filename = Util.IntentToFilename(data, this);
+        string filename = Util.IntentToFilename(data, this) ?? data.DataString;
 
         LaunchPasswordActivityForIoc(IOConnectionInfo.FromPath(filename));
       }