diff --git a/lib/ref/mime_types.dart b/lib/ref/mime_types.dart
index 185165bec..2fba09ac6 100644
--- a/lib/ref/mime_types.dart
+++ b/lib/ref/mime_types.dart
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class MimeTypes {
 
   static bool isVideo(String mimeType) => mimeType.startsWith('video');
 
+  static bool isVisual(String mimeType) => isImage(mimeType) || isVideo(mimeType);
+
   static bool refersToSameType(String a, b) {
     switch (a) {
       case avi:
diff --git a/lib/services/media/media_file_service.dart b/lib/services/media/media_file_service.dart
index 00020a2de..57b147459 100644
--- a/lib/services/media/media_file_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/media/media_file_service.dart
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class PlatformMediaFileService implements MediaFileService {
       // `await` here, so that `completeError` will be caught below
       return await completer.future;
     } on PlatformException catch (e, stack) {
-      if (!MimeTypes.knownMediaTypes.contains(mimeType)) {
+      if (!MimeTypes.knownMediaTypes.contains(mimeType) && MimeTypes.isVisual(mimeType)) {
         await reportService.recordError(e, stack);
       }
     }
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class PlatformMediaFileService implements MediaFileService {
           });
           if (result != null) return result as Uint8List;
         } on PlatformException catch (e, stack) {
-          if (!MimeTypes.knownMediaTypes.contains(mimeType)) {
+          if (!MimeTypes.knownMediaTypes.contains(mimeType) && MimeTypes.isVisual(mimeType)) {
             await reportService.recordError(e, stack);
           }
         }