diff --git a/packages/desktop_drop/lib/src/channel.dart b/packages/desktop_drop/lib/src/channel.dart
index 3e02231f..a7b15996 100644
--- a/packages/desktop_drop/lib/src/channel.dart
+++ b/packages/desktop_drop/lib/src/channel.dart
@@ -140,7 +140,14 @@ class DesktopDrop {
             .cast<double>();
         final paths = const LineSplitter().convert(text).map((e) {
           try {
-            return Uri.tryParse(e)?.toFilePath() ?? '';
+            final uri = Uri.tryParse(e);
+            if (uri == null) {
+              return '';
+            }
+            if (uri.scheme == 'file') {
+              return uri.toFilePath();
+            }
+            return e;
           } catch (error, stacktrace) {
             debugPrint('failed to parse linux path: $error $stacktrace');
           }
diff --git a/packages/desktop_drop/test/channel_linux_test.dart b/packages/desktop_drop/test/channel_linux_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..152fac00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop_drop/test/channel_linux_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+import 'package:desktop_drop/desktop_drop.dart';
+import 'package:desktop_drop/src/events.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+
+Future<void> _invokePlatformMethod(MethodCall call) async {
+  final codec = const StandardMethodCodec();
+  final completer = Completer<ByteData?>();
+  TestDefaultBinaryMessengerBinding.instance.defaultBinaryMessenger
+      .handlePlatformMessage(
+    'desktop_drop',
+    codec.encodeMethodCall(call),
+    completer.complete,
+  );
+  await completer.future;
+}
+
+void main() {
+  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+  setUp(() {
+    DesktopDrop.instance.init();
+  });
+
+  test('linux drop keeps non-file uri path', () async {
+    final events = <DropEvent>[];
+    void listener(DropEvent event) => events.add(event);
+    DesktopDrop.instance.addRawDropEventListener(listener);
+    addTearDown(() => DesktopDrop.instance.removeRawDropEventListener(listener));
+
+    await _invokePlatformMethod(const MethodCall('performOperation_linux', [
+      'smb://server/share/file.txt',
+      [1.0, 2.0]
+    ]));
+
+    final event = events.single as DropDoneEvent;
+    expect(event.files.single.path, 'smb://server/share/file.txt');
+  });
+
+  test('linux drop still converts file uri to local path', () async {
+    final events = <DropEvent>[];
+    void listener(DropEvent event) => events.add(event);
+    DesktopDrop.instance.addRawDropEventListener(listener);
+    addTearDown(() => DesktopDrop.instance.removeRawDropEventListener(listener));
+
+    await _invokePlatformMethod(const MethodCall('performOperation_linux', [
+      'file:///tmp/file.txt',
+      [3.0, 4.0]
+    ]));
+
+    final event = events.single as DropDoneEvent;
+    expect(event.files.single.path, '/tmp/file.txt');
+  });
+}