diff --git a/features/share/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/share/impl/DefaultOnSharedData.kt b/features/share/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/share/impl/DefaultOnSharedData.kt
index 3a71f02dc3..b3ae822790 100644
--- a/features/share/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/share/impl/DefaultOnSharedData.kt
+++ b/features/share/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/share/impl/DefaultOnSharedData.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 package io.element.android.features.share.impl
 
+import android.content.ContentResolver
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
@@ -15,13 +16,14 @@ import dev.zacsweers.metro.AppScope
 import dev.zacsweers.metro.ContributesBinding
 import io.element.android.features.share.api.OnSharedData
 import io.element.android.features.share.api.ShareIntentData
+import io.element.android.libraries.core.meta.BuildMeta
 import io.element.android.libraries.di.annotations.ApplicationContext
 import timber.log.Timber
-import kotlin.collections.forEach
 
 @ContributesBinding(AppScope::class)
 class DefaultOnSharedData(
     @ApplicationContext private val context: Context,
+    private val buildMeta: BuildMeta,
 ) : OnSharedData {
     override fun invoke(data: ShareIntentData) {
         when (data) {
@@ -29,6 +31,13 @@ class DefaultOnSharedData(
                 // No-op, there is nothing to do for plain text intents.
             }
             is ShareIntentData.Uris -> {
+                val fileProvider = "${buildMeta.applicationId}.fileprovider"
+                for (sharedUri in data.uris) {
+                    // Remove the local copy of the shared file, as it is not needed anymore
+                    if (sharedUri.uri.scheme == ContentResolver.SCHEME_CONTENT && sharedUri.uri.host == fileProvider) {
+                        context.contentResolver.delete(sharedUri.uri, null)
+                    }
+                }
                 revokeUriPermissions(data.uris.map { it.uri })
             }
         }
diff --git a/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/local/AndroidLocalMediaActions.kt b/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/local/AndroidLocalMediaActions.kt
index c7a01ea494..071e0dba64 100644
--- a/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/local/AndroidLocalMediaActions.kt
+++ b/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/local/AndroidLocalMediaActions.kt
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ class AndroidLocalMediaActions(
     override suspend fun share(localMedia: LocalMedia): Result<Unit> = withContext(coroutineDispatchers.io) {
         require(localMedia.uri.scheme == ContentResolver.SCHEME_FILE)
         runCatchingExceptions {
-            val shareableUri = localMedia.toShareableUri()
+            // Make a copy of the shared file in the cache directory, otherwise the original file will be gone once this screen is dismissed
+            // and will prevent sharing the media to another room inside the app.
+            val copiedFile = localMedia.uri.toFile()
+                .copyTo(File(context.cacheDir, "temp/media/" + (localMedia.uri.lastPathSegment ?: "shared_file")), true)
+            val shareableUri = copiedFile.toShareableUri()
             val shareMediaIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND)
                 .setFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION)
                 .putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, shareableUri)
@@ -157,10 +161,13 @@ class AndroidLocalMediaActions(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun LocalMedia.toShareableUri(): Uri {
-        val mediaAsFile = this.toFile()
+    private fun File.toShareableUri(): Uri {
         val authority = "${buildMeta.applicationId}.fileprovider"
-        return FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, authority, mediaAsFile).normalizeScheme()
+        return FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, authority, this).normalizeScheme()
+    }
+
+    private fun LocalMedia.toShareableUri(): Uri {
+        return this.toFile().toShareableUri()
     }
 
     @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.Q)