diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/NativeLibrary.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/NativeLibrary.kt
index 13df3df88..3e82567f1 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/NativeLibrary.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/NativeLibrary.kt
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ object NativeLibrary {
 
         if (pathSegment.startsWith("primary:")) { // User directory is located in primary storage
             val primaryStoragePath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().absolutePath
-            return primaryStoragePath + dirSep + virtualPath + dirSep
+            return primaryStoragePath + dirSep + virtualPath
         } else { // User directory probably located on a removable storage device
             val storageIdString = pathSegment.substringBefore(":")
             val removablePath = RemovableStorageHelper.getRemovableStoragePath(storageIdString)
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/utils/CiaInstallWorker.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/utils/CiaInstallWorker.kt
index dfb10d310..5dd7821f8 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/utils/CiaInstallWorker.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/utils/CiaInstallWorker.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2023 Citra Emulator Project
+// Copyright Citra Emulator Project / Azahar Emulator Project
 // Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
 import androidx.work.ForegroundInfo
 import androidx.work.Worker
 import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
+import org.citra.citra_emu.NativeLibrary
 import org.citra.citra_emu.NativeLibrary.InstallStatus
 import org.citra.citra_emu.R
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.FileUtil.getFilename
+import androidx.core.net.toUri
 
 class CiaInstallWorker(
     val context: Context,
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ class CiaInstallWorker(
         installProgressBuilder.setOngoing(true)
         setProgressCallback(100, 0)
         selectedFiles.forEachIndexed { i, file ->
-            val filename = getFilename(Uri.parse(file))
+            val filename = getFilename(file.toUri())
             installProgressBuilder.setContentText(
                 context.getString(
                     R.string.cia_install_notification_installing,
@@ -140,7 +142,13 @@ class CiaInstallWorker(
                     selectedFiles.size
                 )
             )
-            val res = installCIA(file)
+            var fileFinal: String
+            if (BuildUtil.isGooglePlayBuild) {
+                fileFinal = file
+            } else {
+                fileFinal = "!" + NativeLibrary.getNativePath(file.toUri())
+            }
+            val res = installCIA(fileFinal)
             notifyInstallStatus(filename, res)
         }
         notificationManager.cancel(PROGRESS_NOTIFICATION_ID)
diff --git a/src/common/android_storage.cpp b/src/common/android_storage.cpp
index efc7404ae..372fb66b8 100644
--- a/src/common/android_storage.cpp
+++ b/src/common/android_storage.cpp
@@ -308,9 +308,16 @@ bool MoveAndRenameFile(const std::string& src_full_path, const std::string& dest
 }
 
 std::string TranslateFilePath(const std::string& filepath) {
+    // "!" at front of path indicates an already-native path.
+    // This is hacky, but I don't know how else we can do this without a lot of quite invasive
+    // changes to how Android file IO works.
+    // TODO: We should definitely change this in favour of a real solution down the line.
+    if (filepath.front() == '!') {
+        return filepath.substr(1);
+    }
     std::optional<std::string> userDirLocation = GetUserDirectory();
     if (userDirLocation) {
-        return *userDirLocation + filepath;
+        return *userDirLocation + "/" + filepath;
     }
     return "";
 }