diff --git a/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardViewActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardViewActivity.java
index 8ae284413..b301cf5f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardViewActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardViewActivity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package protect.card_locker;
 
+import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout;
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Guideline;
 import androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout;
+import androidx.core.content.FileProvider;
 import androidx.core.graphics.BlendModeColorFilterCompat;
 import androidx.core.graphics.BlendModeCompat;
 import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout;
 import com.google.android.material.bottomappbar.BottomAppBar;
 import com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
@@ -150,8 +153,45 @@ public class LoyaltyCardViewActivity extends CatimaAppCompatActivity implements
 
     @Override
     public void onLongPress(MotionEvent e) {
-        // Also switch on long-press for accessibility
-        setMainImage(true, true);
+        openCurrentMainImageInGallery();
+    }
+
+    private void openCurrentMainImageInGallery() {
+        ImageType wantedImageType = imageTypes.get(mainImageIndex);
+
+        File file = null;
+
+        switch (wantedImageType) {
+            case IMAGE_FRONT:
+                file = Utils.retrieveCardImageAsFile(this, loyaltyCardId, ImageLocationType.front);
+                break;
+            case IMAGE_BACK:
+                file = Utils.retrieveCardImageAsFile(this, loyaltyCardId, ImageLocationType.back);
+                break;
+            case BARCODE:
+                Toast.makeText(this, R.string.barcodeLongPressMessage, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                return;
+            default:
+                // Empty default case for now to keep the spotBugsRelease job happy
+        }
+
+        // Do nothing if there is no file
+        if (file == null) {
+            Toast.makeText(this, R.string.failedToRetrieveImageFile, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
+                    .setDataAndType(FileProvider.getUriForFile(this, BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID, file), "image/*")
+                    .addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
+            startActivity(intent);
+        }
+        catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+            // Display a toast message if an image viewer is not installed on device
+            Toast.makeText(this, R.string.failedLaunchingPhotoPicker, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/Utils.java b/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/Utils.java
index 892cce2ed..5db5f5214 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/Utils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/Utils.java
@@ -345,6 +345,14 @@ public class Utils {
         saveCardImage(context, bitmap, getCardImageFileName(loyaltyCardId, type));
     }
 
+    public static File retrieveCardImageAsFile(Context context, String fileName) {
+        return context.getFileStreamPath(fileName);
+    }
+
+    public static File retrieveCardImageAsFile(Context context, int loyaltyCardId, ImageLocationType type) {
+        return retrieveCardImageAsFile(context, getCardImageFileName(loyaltyCardId, type));
+    }
+
     static public Bitmap retrieveCardImage(Context context, String fileName) {
         FileInputStream in;
         try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 83772d46e..ae2cf1589 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@
     <string name="sort">Sort</string>
     <string name="showMoreInfo">Show info</string>
     <string name="hideMoreInfo">Hide info</string>
-    <string name="swipeToSwitchImages">Swipe or long press to switch images</string>
+    <string name="swipeToSwitchImages">Swipe to switch images, hold to open image in the gallery app</string>
+    <string name="failedToRetrieveImageFile">Failed to retrieve image file</string>
+    <string name="barcodeLongPressMessage">Only images can be opened in the gallery app</string>
     <string name="sort_by_name">Name</string>
     <string name="sort_by_most_recently_used">Most Recently Used</string>
     <string name="sort_by_expiry">Expiry</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/file_provider_paths.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/file_provider_paths.xml
index 3cd946b00..66e6be690 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/file_provider_paths.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/file_provider_paths.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 <paths>
     <cache-path name="cachePath" path="/" />
+    <files-path name="files" path="/" />
 </paths>
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