diff --git a/apps/mobile-wallet/app.config.js b/apps/mobile-wallet/app.config.js
index 1d47e85d8..a47ee6973 100644
--- a/apps/mobile-wallet/app.config.js
+++ b/apps/mobile-wallet/app.config.js
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ export default {
         'android.permission.START_FOREGROUND_SERVICES_FROM_BACKGROUND', // To potentially fix crash due to ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException
         'android.permission.WAKE_LOCK'
       ],
+      // See https://github.com/alephium/alephium-frontend/issues/1021
+      blockedPermissions: ['android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES', 'android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO'],
       package: 'org.alephium.wallet'
     },
     web: {