diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/api/file/FileReceiverActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/api/file/FileReceiverActivity.java
index 3ce524f6b2..ca5c07407c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/api/file/FileReceiverActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/api/file/FileReceiverActivity.java
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public class FileReceiverActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     private static final String LOG_TAG = "FileReceiverActivity";
 
     static boolean isSharedTextAnUrl(String sharedText) {
+        if (sharedText == null || sharedText.isEmpty()) return false;
+
         return Patterns.WEB_URL.matcher(sharedText).matches()
             || Pattern.matches("magnet:\\?xt=urn:btih:.*?", sharedText);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/termux/app/api/file/FileReceiverActivityTest.java b/app/src/test/java/com/termux/app/api/file/FileReceiverActivityTest.java
index 1107671daf..7965255b73 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/termux/app/api/file/FileReceiverActivityTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/termux/app/api/file/FileReceiverActivityTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public void testIsSharedTextAnUrl() {
 
         List<String> invalidUrls = new ArrayList<>();
         invalidUrls.add("a test with example.com");
+        invalidUrls.add("");
+        invalidUrls.add(null);
         for (String url : invalidUrls) {
             Assert.assertFalse(FileReceiverActivity.isSharedTextAnUrl(url));
         }