diff --git a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
index 14160878c8..d327af2076 100644
--- a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -3586,6 +3586,30 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformAndroid::_generate_sparse_pck_metadata(const Ref<Edito
 	return OK;
 }
 
+#ifdef ANDROID_ENABLED
+// Copies the given keystore to temp file.
+// Returns the new path on success, or an empty String on failure.
+static String _copy_keystore_to_temp(const String &p_keystore_path, const String &p_build_path, const String &p_name) {
+	Error err;
+	PackedByteArray keystore_data = FileAccess::get_file_as_bytes(p_keystore_path, &err);
+	if (err != OK) {
+		return String();
+	}
+
+	String temp_dir = p_build_path + "/.android";
+	String temp_filename = temp_dir + "/" + p_name;
+
+	DirAccess::make_dir_recursive_absolute(temp_dir);
+	Ref<FileAccess> temp_file = FileAccess::open(temp_filename, FileAccess::WRITE);
+	if (!temp_file.is_valid()) {
+		return String();
+	}
+
+	temp_file->store_buffer(keystore_data);
+	return temp_filename;
+}
+#endif
+
 Error EditorExportPlatformAndroid::export_project_helper(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int export_format, bool should_sign, BitField<EditorExportPlatform::DebugFlags> p_flags) {
 	ExportNotifier notifier(*this, p_preset, p_debug, p_path, p_flags);
 
@@ -3894,22 +3918,13 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformAndroid::export_project_helper(const Ref<EditorExportP
 					return ERR_FILE_CANT_OPEN;
 				}
 #ifdef ANDROID_ENABLED
-				if (debug_keystore.begins_with("assets://")) {
-					// The Gradle build environment app can't access the Godot
-					// editor's assets, so we need to copy this to temp file.
-					Error err;
-					PackedByteArray keystore_data = FileAccess::get_file_as_bytes(debug_keystore, &err);
-					if (err == OK) {
-						String temp_dir = build_path + "/.android";
-						String temp_filename = temp_dir + "/debug.keystore";
-
-						DirAccess::make_dir_recursive_absolute(temp_dir);
-						Ref<FileAccess> temp_file = FileAccess::open(temp_filename, FileAccess::WRITE);
-						if (temp_file.is_valid()) {
-							temp_file->store_buffer(keystore_data);
-							debug_keystore = temp_filename;
-						}
-					}
+				// The GABE app only has access to the project directory.
+				// Since the keystore can be anywhere in the filesystem, so we need to copy this to temp file.
+				String new_debug_keystore = _copy_keystore_to_temp(debug_keystore, build_path, "debug.keystore");
+				if (new_debug_keystore.is_empty()) {
+					add_message(EXPORT_MESSAGE_ERROR, TTR("Code Signing"), TTR("Failed to copy debug keystore to temp directory."));
+				} else {
+					debug_keystore = new_debug_keystore;
 				}
 #endif
 
@@ -3928,6 +3943,16 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformAndroid::export_project_helper(const Ref<EditorExportP
 					add_message(EXPORT_MESSAGE_ERROR, TTR("Code Signing"), TTR("Could not find release keystore, unable to export."));
 					return ERR_FILE_CANT_OPEN;
 				}
+#ifdef ANDROID_ENABLED
+				// The GABE app only has access to the project directory.
+				// Since the keystore can be anywhere in the filesystem, so we need to copy this to temp file.
+				String new_release_keystore = _copy_keystore_to_temp(release_keystore, build_path, "release.keystore");
+				if (new_release_keystore.is_empty()) {
+					add_message(EXPORT_MESSAGE_ERROR, TTR("Code Signing"), TTR("Failed to copy release keystore to temp directory."));
+				} else {
+					release_keystore = new_release_keystore;
+				}
+#endif
 
 				cmdline.push_back("-Prelease_keystore_file=" + release_keystore); // argument to specify the release keystore file.
 				cmdline.push_back("-Prelease_keystore_alias=" + release_username); // argument to specify the release keystore alias.