diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e5cdaa3..fb53168f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed an issue where removing a track from a playlist removed it from all playlists ([#69])
+- Fixed playing files from directory with ".nomedia" ([#114])
 
 ## [1.6.0] - 2025-11-09
 ### Changed
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#65]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Music-Player/issues/65
 [#69]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Music-Player/issues/69
 [#97]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Music-Player/issues/97
+[#114]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Music-Player/issues/114
 [#179]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Music-Player/issues/179
 [#206]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Music-Player/issues/206
 [#209]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Music-Player/issues/209
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/activities/SimpleControllerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/activities/SimpleControllerActivity.kt
index d6fe6a74..75566584 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/activities/SimpleControllerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/activities/SimpleControllerActivity.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ abstract class SimpleControllerActivity : SimpleActivity(), Player.Listener {
 
     fun withPlayer(callback: MediaController.() -> Unit) = controller.withController(callback)
 
-    fun prepareAndPlay(tracks: List<Track>, startIndex: Int = 0, startPositionMs: Long = 0, startActivity: Boolean = true) {
+    fun prepareAndPlay(tracks: List<Track>, startIndex: Int = 0, startPositionMs: Long = 0, startActivity: Boolean = true, thirdPartyIntent: Boolean = false) {
         withPlayer {
             if (startActivity) {
                 startActivity(
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ abstract class SimpleControllerActivity : SimpleActivity(), Player.Listener {
                 )
             }
 
-            prepareUsingTracks(tracks = tracks, startIndex = startIndex, startPositionMs = startPositionMs, play = true) { success ->
+            prepareUsingTracks(tracks = tracks, startIndex = startIndex, startPositionMs = startPositionMs, play = true, thirdPartyIntent = thirdPartyIntent) { success ->
                 if (success) {
                     updatePlaybackInfo(this)
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/activities/TrackActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/activities/TrackActivity.kt
index 455de882..d30f263c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/activities/TrackActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/activities/TrackActivity.kt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class TrackActivity : SimpleControllerActivity(), PlaybackSpeedListener {
         getTrackFromUri(intent.data) { track ->
             runOnUiThread {
                 if (track != null) {
-                    prepareAndPlay(listOf(track), startActivity = false)
+                    prepareAndPlay(listOf(track), startActivity = false, thirdPartyIntent = isThirdPartyIntent)
                 } else {
                     toast(org.fossify.commons.R.string.unknown_error_occurred)
                     finish()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/extensions/Player.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/extensions/Player.kt
index b06cb514..0d1f397c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/extensions/Player.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/extensions/Player.kt
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import androidx.media3.common.C
 import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem
 import androidx.media3.common.Player
 import org.fossify.commons.helpers.ensureBackgroundThread
+import org.fossify.musicplayer.helpers.FLAG_MANUAL_CACHE
 import org.fossify.musicplayer.helpers.PlaybackSetting
 import org.fossify.musicplayer.helpers.RESTART_ON_PREVIOUS_THRESHOLD
 import org.fossify.musicplayer.models.Track
+import org.fossify.musicplayer.models.toMediaItems
 import org.fossify.musicplayer.models.toMediaItemsFast
 
 val Player.isReallyPlaying: Boolean
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ fun Player.prepareUsingTracks(
     startIndex: Int = 0,
     startPositionMs: Long = 0,
     play: Boolean = false,
+    thirdPartyIntent: Boolean = false,
     callback: ((success: Boolean) -> Unit)? = null
 ) {
     if (tracks.isEmpty()) {
@@ -147,7 +150,16 @@ fun Player.prepareUsingTracks(
         return
     }
 
-    val mediaItems = tracks.toMediaItemsFast()
+    val mediaItems = if(thirdPartyIntent) {
+        tracks.map { track ->
+            if (track.mediaStoreId == 0L) {
+                track.flags = track.flags or FLAG_MANUAL_CACHE
+            }
+            track.toMediaItem()
+        }
+    } else {
+        tracks.toMediaItemsFast()
+    }
     runOnPlayerThread {
         setMediaItems(mediaItems, startIndex, startPositionMs)
         playWhenReady = play
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/views/CurrentTrackBar.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/views/CurrentTrackBar.kt
index 8dc8e712..eed77e35 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/views/CurrentTrackBar.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/musicplayer/views/CurrentTrackBar.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.fossify.musicplayer.R
 import org.fossify.musicplayer.databinding.ViewCurrentTrackBarBinding
 import org.fossify.musicplayer.extensions.*
 import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.toDrawable
+import org.fossify.musicplayer.helpers.FLAG_MANUAL_CACHE
 
 class CurrentTrackBar(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : RelativeLayout(context, attributeSet) {
     private val binding by viewBinding(ViewCurrentTrackBarBinding::bind)
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class CurrentTrackBar(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : RelativeLa
 
     fun updateCurrentTrack(mediaItem: MediaItem?) {
         val track = mediaItem?.toTrack()
-        if (track == null) {
+        if (track == null || track.flags == FLAG_MANUAL_CACHE) {
             fadeOut()
             return
         } else {