diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MediaManager.macios.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MediaManager.macios.cs
index 20c34fa971..0712dc381f 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MediaManager.macios.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MediaManager.macios.cs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ protected virtual partial void PlatformUpdateSource()
 		{
 			var path = resourceMediaSource.Path;
 
-			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) && Path.HasExtension(path))
 			{
 				string directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path) ?? "";
 				string filename = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path);
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ protected virtual partial void PlatformUpdateSource()
 
 				asset = AVAsset.FromUrl(url);
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				Logger.LogWarning("Invalid file path for ResourceMediaSource.");
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (asset is not null)