diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 756eac4697e..13debb7c1bc 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Export-Package: org.eclipse.jface,
  org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist,
  org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist.images,
  org.eclipse.jface.images,
- org.eclipse.jface.internal;x-friends:="org.eclipse.ui.workbench,org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt",
+ org.eclipse.jface.internal;x-friends:="org.eclipse.ui.workbench,org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt,org.eclipse.jface.tests",
  org.eclipse.jface.internal.provisional.action;x-friends:="org.eclipse.ui.workbench,org.eclipse.ui.ide",
  org.eclipse.jface.layout,
  org.eclipse.jface.menus,
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/resource/URLImageDescriptor.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/resource/URLImageDescriptor.java
index 5b0368be105..d57d14844a1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/resource/URLImageDescriptor.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/resource/URLImageDescriptor.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.FileLocator;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.jface.internal.InternalPolicy;
 import org.eclipse.jface.util.Policy;
@@ -246,24 +246,16 @@ private static String getxPath(String name, int zoom) {
 	 *
 	 * @return {@link String} or <code>null</code> if the file cannot be found
 	 */
-	private static String getFilePath(URL url, boolean logIOException) {
+	private static String getFilePath(URL url, boolean logException) {
 		try {
 			if (!InternalPolicy.OSGI_AVAILABLE) {
-				if (FILE_PROTOCOL.equalsIgnoreCase(url.getProtocol()))
-					return IPath.fromOSString(url.getFile()).toOSString();
-				return null;
+				return getFilePath(url);
 			}
 			url = resolvePathVariables(url);
 			URL locatedURL = FileLocator.toFileURL(url);
-			if (FILE_PROTOCOL.equalsIgnoreCase(locatedURL.getProtocol())) {
-				String filePath = IPath.fromOSString(locatedURL.getPath()).toOSString();
-				if (Files.exists(Path.of(filePath))) {
-					return filePath;
-				}
-			}
-			return null;
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			if (logIOException) {
+			return getFilePath(locatedURL);
+		} catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
+			if (logException) {
 				Policy.logException(e);
 			} else if (InternalPolicy.DEBUG_LOG_URL_IMAGE_DESCRIPTOR_MISSING_2x) {
 				String path = url.getPath();
@@ -275,6 +267,16 @@ private static String getFilePath(URL url, boolean logIOException) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static String getFilePath(URL url) throws URISyntaxException {
+		if (FILE_PROTOCOL.equalsIgnoreCase(url.getProtocol())) {
+			Path filePath = Path.of(url.toURI());
+			if (Files.exists(filePath)) {
+				return filePath.toString();
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	private static URL resolvePathVariables(URL url) {
 		URL platformURL = FileLocator.find(url); // Resolve variables within URL's path
 		if (platformURL != null) {
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/tests/images/UrlImageDescriptorTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/tests/images/UrlImageDescriptorTest.java
index c86db5d3a34..1e6cfb8a437 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/tests/images/UrlImageDescriptorTest.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/tests/images/UrlImageDescriptorTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Adapters;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
+import org.eclipse.jface.internal.InternalPolicy;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.ImageData;
@@ -122,20 +123,35 @@ public void testImageFileNameProviderGetxName() {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testImageFileNameProviderGetxName_forFileURL() throws IOException {
-		URL imageFileURL = tempFolder.newFile("image.png").toURI().toURL();
-		tempFolder.newFile("image@2x.png");
-		ImageDescriptor descriptor = ImageDescriptor.createFromURL(imageFileURL);
+		testImageFileNameProviderGetxName_forFileURL(true);
+	}
 
-		ImageFileNameProvider fileNameProvider = Adapters.adapt(descriptor, ImageFileNameProvider.class);
-		assertNotNull("URLImageDescriptor does not adapt to ImageFileNameProvider", fileNameProvider);
-		String imagePath100 = fileNameProvider.getImagePath(100);
-		assertNotNull("URLImageDescriptor ImageFileNameProvider does not return the 100% path", imagePath100);
-		assertEquals(IPath.fromOSString(imagePath100).lastSegment(), "image.png");
-		String imagePath200 = fileNameProvider.getImagePath(200);
-		assertNotNull("URLImageDescriptor ImageFileNameProvider does not return the @2x path", imagePath200);
-		assertEquals(IPath.fromOSString(imagePath200).lastSegment(), "image@2x.png");
-		String imagePath150 = fileNameProvider.getImagePath(150);
-		assertNull("URLImageDescriptor's ImageFileNameProvider does return a @1.5x path", imagePath150);
+	@Test
+	public void testImageFileNameProviderGetxName_forFileURL_noOSGi() throws IOException {
+		testImageFileNameProviderGetxName_forFileURL(false);
+	}
+
+	private void testImageFileNameProviderGetxName_forFileURL(boolean osgiAvailable) throws IOException {
+		boolean oldOsgiAvailable = InternalPolicy.OSGI_AVAILABLE;
+		InternalPolicy.OSGI_AVAILABLE = osgiAvailable;
+		try {
+			URL imageFileURL = tempFolder.newFile("image.png").toURI().toURL();
+			tempFolder.newFile("image@2x.png");
+			ImageDescriptor descriptor = ImageDescriptor.createFromURL(imageFileURL);
+
+			ImageFileNameProvider fileNameProvider = Adapters.adapt(descriptor, ImageFileNameProvider.class);
+			assertNotNull("URLImageDescriptor does not adapt to ImageFileNameProvider", fileNameProvider);
+			String imagePath100 = fileNameProvider.getImagePath(100);
+			assertNotNull("URLImageDescriptor ImageFileNameProvider does not return the 100% path", imagePath100);
+			assertEquals(IPath.fromOSString(imagePath100).lastSegment(), "image.png");
+			String imagePath200 = fileNameProvider.getImagePath(200);
+			assertNotNull("URLImageDescriptor ImageFileNameProvider does not return the @2x path", imagePath200);
+			assertEquals(IPath.fromOSString(imagePath200).lastSegment(), "image@2x.png");
+			String imagePath150 = fileNameProvider.getImagePath(150);
+			assertNull("URLImageDescriptor's ImageFileNameProvider does return a @1.5x path", imagePath150);
+		} finally {
+			InternalPolicy.OSGI_AVAILABLE = oldOsgiAvailable;
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Test