diff --git a/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsNative.java b/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsNative.java
index 7d7e1e5d831..f15927bb3a7 100644
--- a/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsNative.java
+++ b/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsNative.java
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ public final class EmacsNative
   /* Like `dup' in C.  */
   public static native int dup (int fd);
 
+  /* Like `close' in C.  */
+  public static native int close (int fd);
+
   /* Obtain the fingerprint of this build of Emacs.  The fingerprint
      can be used to determine the dump file name.  */
   public static native String getFingerprint ();
diff --git a/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsSdk11Clipboard.java b/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsSdk11Clipboard.java
index b8a43496b6d..b068a89831e 100644
--- a/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsSdk11Clipboard.java
+++ b/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsSdk11Clipboard.java
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ public final class EmacsSdk11Clipboard extends EmacsClipboard
     if (data == null || data.getItemCount () < 1)
       return null;
 
+    fd = -1;
+
     try
       {
 	uri = data.getItemAt (0).getUri ();
@@ -267,12 +269,34 @@ public final class EmacsSdk11Clipboard extends EmacsClipboard
 	/* Close the original offset.  */
 	assetFd.close ();
       }
+    catch (SecurityException e)
+      {
+	/* Guarantee a file descriptor duplicated or detached is
+	   ultimately closed if an error arises.  */
+
+	if (fd != -1)
+	  EmacsNative.close (fd);
+
+	return null;
+      }
     catch (FileNotFoundException e)
       {
+	/* Guarantee a file descriptor duplicated or detached is
+	   ultimately closed if an error arises.  */
+
+	if (fd != -1)
+	  EmacsNative.close (fd);
+
 	return null;
       }
     catch (IOException e)
       {
+	/* Guarantee a file descriptor duplicated or detached is
+	   ultimately closed if an error arises.  */
+
+	if (fd != -1)
+	  EmacsNative.close (fd);
+
 	return null;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/android.c b/src/android.c
index 3344a773d5f..79f16568fd4 100644
--- a/src/android.c
+++ b/src/android.c
@@ -1260,6 +1260,14 @@ NATIVE_NAME (dup) (JNIEnv *env, jobject object, jint fd)
   return dup (fd);
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+NATIVE_NAME (close) (JNIEnv *env, jobject object, jint fd)
+{
+  JNI_STACK_ALIGNMENT_PROLOGUE;
+
+  return close (fd);
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL
 NATIVE_NAME (getFingerprint) (JNIEnv *env, jobject object)
 {