diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDataScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDataScreen.kt
index 91de2993f..ecfd2ec75 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDataScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDataScreen.kt
@@ -111,7 +111,17 @@ object SettingsDataScreen : SearchableSettings {
                 val flags = Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION or
                     Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION
 
-                context.contentResolver.takePersistableUriPermission(uri, flags)
+                // For some reason InkBook devices do not implement the SAF properly. Persistable URI grants do not
+                // work. However, simply retrieving the URI and using it works fine for these devices. Access is not
+                // revoked after the app is closed or the device is restarted.
+                // This also holds for some Samsung devices. Thus, we simply execute inside of a try-catch block and
+                // ignore the exception if it is thrown.
+                try {
+                    context.contentResolver.takePersistableUriPermission(uri, flags)
+                } catch (e: SecurityException) {
+                    logcat(LogPriority.ERROR, e)
+                    context.toast(MR.strings.file_picker_uri_permission_unsupported)
+                }
 
                 UniFile.fromUri(context, uri)?.let {
                     storageDirPref.set(it.uri.toString())
diff --git a/i18n/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml b/i18n/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
index bd30e2900..b0a397b1d 100644
--- a/i18n/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@
     <string name="file_select_cover">Select cover image</string>
     <string name="file_select_backup">Select backup file</string>
     <string name="file_picker_error">No file picker app found</string>
+    <string name="file_picker_uri_permission_unsupported">Failed to acquire persistent folder access. The app may behave unexpectedly.</string>
     <string name="file_null_uri_error">No file selected</string>
 
     <!--UpdateCheck-->