diff --git a/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.cpp b/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.cpp
index 16ad84361..adb3c8393 100644
--- a/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.cpp
+++ b/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static jmethodID s_AndroidHostInterface_constructor;
 static jfieldID s_AndroidHostInterface_field_mNativePointer;
 static jmethodID s_AndroidHostInterface_method_reportError;
 static jmethodID s_AndroidHostInterface_method_reportMessage;
+static jmethodID s_AndroidHostInterface_method_openAssetStream;
 static jmethodID s_EmulationActivity_method_reportError;
 static jmethodID s_EmulationActivity_method_reportMessage;
 static jmethodID s_EmulationActivity_method_onEmulationStarted;
@@ -78,6 +79,36 @@ std::string JStringToString(JNIEnv* env, jstring str)
 
   return ret;
 }
+
+std::unique_ptr<GrowableMemoryByteStream> ReadInputStreamToMemory(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, u32 chunk_size/* = 65536*/)
+{
+  std::unique_ptr<GrowableMemoryByteStream> bs = std::make_unique<GrowableMemoryByteStream>(nullptr, 0);
+  u32 position = 0;
+
+  jclass cls = env->GetObjectClass(obj);
+  jmethodID read_method = env->GetMethodID(cls, "read", "([B)I");
+  Assert(read_method);
+
+  jbyteArray temp = env->NewByteArray(chunk_size);
+  for (;;)
+  {
+    int bytes_read = env->CallIntMethod(obj, read_method, temp);
+    if (bytes_read <= 0)
+      break;
+
+    if ((position + static_cast<u32>(bytes_read)) > bs->GetMemorySize())
+    {
+      const u32 new_size = std::max<u32>(bs->GetMemorySize() * 2, position + static_cast<u32>(bytes_read));
+      bs->ResizeMemory(new_size);
+    }
+
+    env->GetByteArrayRegion(temp, 0, bytes_read, reinterpret_cast<jbyte*>(bs->GetMemoryPointer() + position));
+    position += static_cast<u32>(bytes_read);
+  }
+
+  bs->Resize(position);
+  return bs;
+}
 } // namespace AndroidHelpers
 
 AndroidHostInterface::AndroidHostInterface(jobject java_object, jobject context_object, std::string user_directory)
@@ -159,6 +190,23 @@ float AndroidHostInterface::GetFloatSettingValue(const char* section, const char
   return m_settings_interface.GetFloatValue(section, key, default_value);
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<ByteStream> AndroidHostInterface::OpenPackageFile(const char *path, u32 flags)
+{
+  Log_DevPrintf("OpenPackageFile(%s, %x)", path, flags);
+  if (flags & (BYTESTREAM_OPEN_CREATE | BYTESTREAM_OPEN_WRITE))
+    return {};
+
+  JNIEnv* env = AndroidHelpers::GetJNIEnv();
+  jobject stream = env->CallObjectMethod(m_java_object, s_AndroidHostInterface_method_openAssetStream, env->NewStringUTF(path));
+  if (!stream)
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Package file '%s' not found", path);
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  return AndroidHelpers::ReadInputStreamToMemory(env, stream, 65536);
+}
+
 void AndroidHostInterface::SetUserDirectory()
 {
   // Already set in constructor.
@@ -707,6 +755,8 @@ extern "C" jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* reserved)
          env->GetMethodID(s_AndroidHostInterface_class, "reportError", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V")) == nullptr ||
       (s_AndroidHostInterface_method_reportMessage =
          env->GetMethodID(s_AndroidHostInterface_class, "reportMessage", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V")) == nullptr ||
+      (s_AndroidHostInterface_method_openAssetStream =
+         env->GetMethodID(s_AndroidHostInterface_class, "openAssetStream", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/io/InputStream;")) == nullptr ||
       (emulation_activity_class = env->FindClass("com/github/stenzek/duckstation/EmulationActivity")) == nullptr ||
       (s_EmulationActivity_method_reportError =
          env->GetMethodID(emulation_activity_class, "reportError", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V")) == nullptr ||
diff --git a/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.h b/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.h
index 4ec0fbe99..4bedd9b41 100644
--- a/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.h
+++ b/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "android_settings_interface.h"
 #include "common/event.h"
 #include "common/progress_callback.h"
+#include "common/byte_stream.h"
 #include "frontend-common/common_host_interface.h"
 #include <array>
 #include <atomic>
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public:
   bool GetBoolSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, bool default_value = false) override;
   int GetIntSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, int default_value = 0) override;
   float GetFloatSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, float default_value = 0.0f) override;
+  std::unique_ptr<ByteStream> OpenPackageFile(const char* path, u32 flags) override;
 
   bool IsEmulationThreadRunning() const { return m_emulation_thread.joinable(); }
   bool IsEmulationThreadPaused() const;
@@ -105,4 +107,5 @@ namespace AndroidHelpers {
 JNIEnv* GetJNIEnv();
 AndroidHostInterface* GetNativeClass(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj);
 std::string JStringToString(JNIEnv* env, jstring str);
+std::unique_ptr<GrowableMemoryByteStream> ReadInputStreamToMemory(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, u32 chunk_size = 65536);
 } // namespace AndroidHelpers
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/github/stenzek/duckstation/AndroidHostInterface.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/github/stenzek/duckstation/AndroidHostInterface.java
index 262c67ba6..2a06b8d18 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/github/stenzek/duckstation/AndroidHostInterface.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/github/stenzek/duckstation/AndroidHostInterface.java
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package com.github.stenzek.duckstation;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Surface;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
 public class AndroidHostInterface {
     public final static int DISPLAY_ALIGNMENT_TOP_OR_LEFT = 0;
     public final static int DISPLAY_ALIGNMENT_CENTER = 1;
@@ -30,6 +34,14 @@ public class AndroidHostInterface {
         Toast.makeText(mContext, message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
     }
 
+    public InputStream openAssetStream(String path) {
+        try {
+            return mContext.getAssets().open(path, AssetManager.ACCESS_STREAMING);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     public native boolean isEmulationThreadRunning();
 
     public native boolean startEmulationThread(EmulationActivity emulationActivity, Surface surface, String filename, boolean resumeState, String state_filename);