diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/fileviewer/viewmodel/MediaViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/fileviewer/viewmodel/MediaViewModel.kt
index d7a0a8ce5..eecc3ffe0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/fileviewer/viewmodel/MediaViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/fileviewer/viewmodel/MediaViewModel.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.linphone.ui.GenericViewModel
 import org.linphone.utils.Event
 import org.linphone.utils.FileUtils
 import org.linphone.utils.TimestampUtils
+import org.linphone.R
 
 class MediaViewModel
     @UiThread
@@ -163,33 +164,40 @@ class MediaViewModel
     private fun initMediaPlayer() {
         isMediaPlaying.value = false
 
-        mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer().apply {
-            setAudioAttributes(
-                AudioAttributes.Builder().setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC).setUsage(
-                    AudioAttributes.USAGE_MEDIA
-                ).build()
-            )
-            setDataSource(filePath)
-            setOnCompletionListener {
-                Log.i("$TAG Media player reached the end of file")
-                isMediaPlaying.postValue(false)
-                position.postValue(0)
-                stopUpdatePlaybackPosition()
+        try {
+            mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer().apply {
+                setAudioAttributes(
+                    AudioAttributes.Builder().setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC)
+                        .setUsage(
+                            AudioAttributes.USAGE_MEDIA
+                        ).build()
+                )
+                setDataSource(filePath)
+                setOnCompletionListener {
+                    Log.i("$TAG Media player reached the end of file")
+                    isMediaPlaying.postValue(false)
+                    position.postValue(0)
+                    stopUpdatePlaybackPosition()
 
-                // Leave full screen when playback is done
-                fullScreenMode.postValue(false)
-                changeFullScreenModeEvent.postValue(Event(false))
-            }
-            setOnVideoSizeChangedListener { mediaPlayer, width, height ->
-                videoSizeChangedEvent.postValue(Event(Pair(width, height)))
-            }
-            try {
-                prepare()
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                fullScreenMode.postValue(false)
-                changeFullScreenModeEvent.postValue(Event(false))
-                Log.e("$TAG Failed to prepare video file: $e")
+                    // Leave full screen when playback is done
+                    fullScreenMode.postValue(false)
+                    changeFullScreenModeEvent.postValue(Event(false))
+                }
+                setOnVideoSizeChangedListener { mediaPlayer, width, height ->
+                    videoSizeChangedEvent.postValue(Event(Pair(width, height)))
+                }
+                try {
+                    prepare()
+                } catch (e: Exception) {
+                    fullScreenMode.postValue(false)
+                    changeFullScreenModeEvent.postValue(Event(false))
+                    Log.e("$TAG Failed to prepare video file: $e")
+                }
             }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.e("$TAG Failed to initialize media player for file [$filePath]: $e")
+            showRedToast(R.string.media_player_generic_error_toast, R.drawable.warning_circle)
+            return
         }
 
         val durationInMillis = mediaPlayer.duration
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
index d7557d089..22f3c3670 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     <string name="media_playback_low_volume_warning_toast">Volume faible : vous risquez de ne pas entendre</string>
     <string name="remote_provisioning_config_applied_toast">Configuration appliquée</string>
     <string name="remote_provisioning_config_failed_toast">Erreur lors du chargement ou de l\'application de la configuration</string>
+    <string name="media_player_generic_error_toast">Erreur lors de la création du lecteur média</string>
 
     <!-- Assistant related string (account register / login / etc...) -->
     <string name="assistant_dialog_general_terms_and_privacy_policy_title">Conditions de service &amp; politique de confidentialité</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f66b4bbed..567b02e0a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
     <string name="media_playback_low_volume_warning_toast">Media volume is low, you may not hear anything!</string>
     <string name="remote_provisioning_config_applied_toast">Configuration successfully applied</string>
     <string name="remote_provisioning_config_failed_toast">Error while trying to download and apply remote configuration</string>
+    <string name="media_player_generic_error_toast">Error trying to create media player</string>
 
     <!-- Assistant related string (account register / login / etc...) -->
     <string name="assistant_dialog_general_terms_and_privacy_policy_title">General terms &amp; privacy policy</string>