diff --git a/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/SampleChooserActivity.java b/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/SampleChooserActivity.java
index cdce29aa5e..f18d43094a 100644
--- a/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/SampleChooserActivity.java
+++ b/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/SampleChooserActivity.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.google.android.exoplayer2.demo;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import android.widget.ExpandableListView.OnChildClickListener;
 import android.widget.ImageButton;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ParserException;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ public class SampleChooserActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 
   private static final String TAG = "SampleChooserActivity";
 
+  private String[] uris;
   private boolean useExtensionRenderers;
   private DownloadTracker downloadTracker;
   private SampleAdapter sampleAdapter;
@@ -81,7 +84,6 @@ public class SampleChooserActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 
     Intent intent = getIntent();
     String dataUri = intent.getDataString();
-    String[] uris;
     if (dataUri != null) {
       uris = new String[] {dataUri};
     } else {
@@ -105,8 +107,7 @@ public class SampleChooserActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     DemoApplication application = (DemoApplication) getApplication();
     useExtensionRenderers = application.useExtensionRenderers();
     downloadTracker = application.getDownloadTracker();
-    SampleListLoader loaderTask = new SampleListLoader();
-    loaderTask.execute(uris);
+    loadSample();
 
     // Start the download service if it should be running but it's not currently.
     // Starting the service in the foreground causes notification flicker if there is no scheduled
@@ -157,6 +158,37 @@ public class SampleChooserActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     sampleAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void onRequestPermissionsResult(
+      int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
+    if (grantResults.length == 0) {
+      // Empty results are triggered if a permission is requested while another request was already
+      // pending and can be safely ignored in this case.
+      return;
+    }
+    if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+      loadSample();
+    } else {
+      Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), R.string.sample_list_load_error, Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
+          .show();
+      finish();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void loadSample() {
+    Assertions.checkNotNull(uris);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < uris.length; i++) {
+      Uri uri = Uri.parse(uris[i]);
+      if (Util.maybeRequestReadExternalStoragePermission(this, uri)) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    SampleListLoader loaderTask = new SampleListLoader();
+    loaderTask.execute(uris);
+  }
+
   private void onSampleGroups(final List<SampleGroup> groups, boolean sawError) {
     if (sawError) {
       Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), R.string.sample_list_load_error, Toast.LENGTH_LONG)