diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
index 5794d1cf9..c6bf452ef 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ function FileManager:init()
             },
         }
 
-        if not Device:isAndroid() and lfs.attributes(file, "mode") == "file" and util.isAllowedScript(file) then
+        if lfs.attributes(file, "mode") == "file" and Device:canExecuteScript(file) then
             -- NOTE: We populate the empty separator, in order not to mess with the button reordering code in CoverMenu
             table.insert(buttons[3],
                 {
@@ -316,7 +316,14 @@ function FileManager:init()
                         }
                         UIManager:show(script_is_running_msg)
                         UIManager:scheduleIn(0.5, function()
-                            local rv = os.execute(BaseUtil.realpath(file))
+                            local rv
+                            if Device:isAndroid() then
+                                Device:setIgnoreInput(true)
+                                rv = os.execute("sh " .. BaseUtil.realpath(file)) -- run by sh, because sdcard has no execute permissions
+                                Device:setIgnoreInput(false)
+                            else
+                                rv = os.execute(BaseUtil.realpath(file))
+                            end
                             UIManager:close(script_is_running_msg)
                             if rv == 0 then
                                 UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
diff --git a/frontend/device/android/device.lua b/frontend/device/android/device.lua
index ce7148ba7..76402393e 100644
--- a/frontend/device/android/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/android/device.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ local ffi = require("ffi")
 local C = ffi.C
 local lfs = require("libs/libkoreader-lfs")
 local logger = require("logger")
+local util = require("util")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 local T = require("ffi/util").template
 
@@ -349,6 +350,13 @@ function Device:exit()
     android.lib.ANativeActivity_finish(android.app.activity)
 end
 
+function Device:canExecuteScript(file)
+    local file_ext = string.lower(util.getFileNameSuffix(file))
+    if android.prop.flavor ~= "fdroid" and file_ext == "sh"  then
+        return true
+    end
+end
+
 android.LOGI(string.format("Android %s - %s (API %d) - flavor: %s",
     android.prop.version, getCodename(), Device.firmware_rev, android.prop.flavor))
 
diff --git a/frontend/device/generic/device.lua b/frontend/device/generic/device.lua
index d159b1ba2..e45f91160 100644
--- a/frontend/device/generic/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/generic/device.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This module defines stubs for common methods.
 --]]
 
 local logger = require("logger")
+local util = require("util")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 
 local function yes() return true end
@@ -394,4 +395,15 @@ function Device:ambientBrightnessLevel()
     return 0
 end
 
+--- Returns true if the file is a script we allow running
+--- Basically a helper method to check a specific list of file extensions for executable scripts
+---- @string filename
+---- @treturn boolean
+function Device:canExecuteScript(file)
+    local file_ext = string.lower(util.getFileNameSuffix(file))
+    if file_ext == "sh" or file_ext == "py"  then
+        return true
+    end
+end
+
 return Device
diff --git a/frontend/util.lua b/frontend/util.lua
index be6a3c937..d89f9a769 100644
--- a/frontend/util.lua
+++ b/frontend/util.lua
@@ -719,20 +719,6 @@ function util.getFileNameSuffix(file)
     return suffix
 end
 
---- Returns true if the file is a script we allow running
---- Basically a helper method to check a specific list of file extensions.
----- @string filename
----- @treturn boolean
-function util.isAllowedScript(file)
-    local file_ext = string.lower(util.getFileNameSuffix(file))
-    if file_ext == "sh"
-    or file_ext == "py" then
-        return true
-    else
-        return false
-    end
-end
-
 --- Companion helper function that returns the script's language,
 --- based on the filme extension.
 ---- @string filename