diff --git a/src/CONST.ts b/src/CONST.ts
index 69ca8256cc6f..a1424b28c15f 100755
--- a/src/CONST.ts
+++ b/src/CONST.ts
@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ const CONST = {
     ATTACHMENT_SOURCE_ATTRIBUTE: 'data-expensify-source',
     ATTACHMENT_PREVIEW_ATTRIBUTE: 'src',
     ATTACHMENT_ORIGINAL_FILENAME_ATTRIBUTE: 'data-name',
+    ATTACHMENT_LOCAL_URL_PREFIX: ['blob:', 'file:'],
 
     ATTACHMENT_PICKER_TYPE: {
         FILE: 'file',
diff --git a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/extractAttachmentsFromReport.js b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/extractAttachmentsFromReport.js
index 28af6b511641..0f1fa15c99ca 100644
--- a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/extractAttachmentsFromReport.js
+++ b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/extractAttachmentsFromReport.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function extractAttachmentsFromReport(parentReportAction, reportActions, transac
 
             if (TransactionUtils.hasReceipt(transaction)) {
                 const {image} = ReceiptUtils.getThumbnailAndImageURIs(transaction);
-                const isLocalFile = typeof image === 'string' && (image.startsWith('blob:') || image.startsWith('file:'));
+                const isLocalFile = typeof image === 'string' && _.some(CONST.ATTACHMENT_LOCAL_URL_PREFIX, (prefix) => image.startsWith(prefix));
                 attachments.unshift({
                     source: tryResolveUrlFromApiRoot(image),
                     isAuthTokenRequired: !isLocalFile,
diff --git a/src/libs/fileDownload/index.js b/src/libs/fileDownload/index.js
index d1fa968b665f..002594244def 100644
--- a/src/libs/fileDownload/index.js
+++ b/src/libs/fileDownload/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
 import * as ApiUtils from '@libs/ApiUtils';
 import tryResolveUrlFromApiRoot from '@libs/tryResolveUrlFromApiRoot';
 import * as Link from '@userActions/Link';
+import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import * as FileUtils from './FileUtils';
 
 /**
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ import * as FileUtils from './FileUtils';
  */
 export default function fileDownload(url, fileName) {
     const resolvedUrl = tryResolveUrlFromApiRoot(url);
-    if (!resolvedUrl.startsWith(ApiUtils.getApiRoot())) {
+    if (!resolvedUrl.startsWith(ApiUtils.getApiRoot()) && !_.some(CONST.ATTACHMENT_LOCAL_URL_PREFIX, (prefix) => resolvedUrl.startsWith(prefix))) {
         // Different origin URLs might pose a CORS issue during direct downloads.
         // Opening in a new tab avoids this limitation, letting the browser handle the download.
         Link.openExternalLink(url);