diff --git a/native/media/image-utils.js b/native/media/image-utils.js
--- a/native/media/image-utils.js
+++ b/native/media/image-utils.js
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@
   +orientation: ?number,
 };
 type ProcessImageResponse = {
-  success: true,
-  uri: string,
-  mime: string,
-  dimensions: Dimensions,
-  thumbHash: ?string,
+  +success: true,
+  +uri: string,
+  +mime: string,
+  +dimensions: Dimensions,
+  +thumbHash: ?string,
+  +shouldDisposePath: ?string,
 };
 async function processImage(input: ProcessImageInfo): Promise<{
   steps: $ReadOnlyArray<MediaMissionStep>,
@@ -47,7 +48,14 @@
     const { thumbHash } = thumbhashStep;
     return {
       steps,
-      result: { success: true, uri, dimensions, mime, thumbHash },
+      result: {
+        success: true,
+        uri,
+        dimensions,
+        mime,
+        thumbHash,
+        shouldDisposePath: null,
+      },
     };
   }
   const { targetMIME, compressionRatio, fitInside } = plan;
@@ -69,7 +77,8 @@
   const saveConfig = { format, compress: compressionRatio };
 
   let success = false,
-    exceptionMessage;
+    exceptionMessage,
+    shouldDisposePath;
   const start = Date.now();
   try {
     const result = await ImageManipulator.manipulateAsync(
@@ -81,6 +90,7 @@
     uri = result.uri;
     mime = targetMIME;
     dimensions = { width: result.width, height: result.height };
+    shouldDisposePath = result.uri;
   } catch (e) {
     exceptionMessage = getMessageForException(e);
   }
@@ -112,7 +122,14 @@
 
   return {
     steps,
-    result: { success: true, uri, dimensions, mime, thumbHash },
+    result: {
+      success: true,
+      uri,
+      dimensions,
+      mime,
+      thumbHash,
+      shouldDisposePath,
+    },
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/native/media/media-utils.js b/native/media/media-utils.js
--- a/native/media/media-utils.js
+++ b/native/media/media-utils.js
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@
     mime = null,
     loop = false,
     resultReturned = false,
-    thumbHash = null;
+    thumbHash = null,
+    shouldDisposePath = null;
   const returnResult = (failure?: MediaMissionFailure) => {
     invariant(
       !resultReturned,
@@ -109,8 +110,6 @@
       uploadURI && mime && mediaType,
       'missing required fields in returnResult',
     );
-    const shouldDisposePath =
-      selection.uri !== uploadURI ? pathFromURI(uploadURI) : null;
     const filename = sanitizeFilename(selection.filename, mime);
     if (mediaType === 'video') {
       invariant(uploadThumbnailURI, 'video should have uploadThumbnailURI');
@@ -221,6 +220,7 @@
       dimensions,
       loop,
       thumbHash,
+      shouldDisposePath,
     } = videoResult);
   } else if (mediaType === 'photo') {
     const { steps: imageSteps, result: imageResult } = await processImage({
@@ -240,7 +240,13 @@
     if (!imageResult.success) {
       return await finish(imageResult);
     }
-    ({ uri: uriAfterProcessing, mime, dimensions, thumbHash } = imageResult);
+    ({
+      uri: uriAfterProcessing,
+      mime,
+      dimensions,
+      thumbHash,
+      shouldDisposePath,
+    } = imageResult);
   } else {
     invariant(false, `unknown mediaType ${mediaType}`);
   }
diff --git a/native/media/video-utils.js b/native/media/video-utils.js
--- a/native/media/video-utils.js
+++ b/native/media/video-utils.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   +dimensions: Dimensions,
   +loop: boolean,
   +thumbHash: ?string,
+  +shouldDisposePath: ?string,
 };
 async function processVideo(
   input: ProcessVideoInfo,
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@
         mime: 'video/mp4',
         dimensions: input.dimensions,
         loop: false,
+        shouldDisposePath: null,
       },
     };
   }
@@ -169,16 +171,18 @@
   const thumbhashStep = await generateThumbhashStep(thumbnailURI);
   steps.push(thumbhashStep);
   const { thumbHash } = thumbhashStep;
+  const uri = `file://${plan.outputPath}`;
   return {
     steps,
     result: {
       success: true,
-      uri: `file://${plan.outputPath}`,
+      uri,
       thumbnailURI,
       thumbHash,
       mime: 'video/mp4',
       dimensions,
       loop,
+      shouldDisposePath: uri,
     },
   };
 }