diff --git a/0001-Evince-Don-t-use-GFile-for-file-paths.patch b/0001-Evince-Don-t-use-GFile-for-file-paths.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cabc08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Evince-Don-t-use-GFile-for-file-paths.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From 3f50da04fe4f224f28c3146b3ecb512fef58449f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "FeRD (Frank Dana)" <ferdnyc@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2022 11:52:57 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Evince: Don't use GFile for file:/// paths.
+
+Signed-off-by: FeRD (Frank Dana) <ferdnyc@gmail.com>
+
+Evince: Use file.has_uri_scheme()
+---
+ src/viewers/evince.js | 9 ++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/viewers/evince.js b/src/viewers/evince.js
+index 4257870..79ad339 100644
+--- a/src/viewers/evince.js
++++ b/src/viewers/evince.js
+@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ var Klass = GObject.registerClass({
+     }
+ 
+     _loadFile(file) {
+-        let job = EvinceView.JobLoadGFile.new(file, EvinceDocument.DocumentLoadFlags.NONE);
++        let job;
++        if (file.has_uri_scheme("file")) {
++            job = EvinceView.JobLoad.new(file.get_uri());
++        } else {
++            job = EvinceView.JobLoadGFile.new(
++                file, EvinceDocument.DocumentLoadFlags.NONE);
++        }
++
+         job.connect('finished', this._onLoadJobFinished.bind(this));
+         job.scheduler_push_job(EvinceView.JobPriority.PRIORITY_NONE);
+     }
+-- 
+2.38.1
+
diff --git a/sushi.spec b/sushi.spec
index c4ff242..ca8d65c 100644
--- a/sushi.spec
+++ b/sushi.spec
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 
 Name:           sushi
 Version:        43.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        A quick previewer for Nautilus
 
 License:        GPLv2+ with exceptions
 URL:            https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/sushi
 Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/%{url_ver}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+# Submitted upstream: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/sushi/-/merge_requests/39
+Patch0:         0001-Evince-Don-t-use-GFile-for-file-paths.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  gjs-devel
 BuildRequires:  meson
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@ file manager.
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 08 2022 FeRD (Frank Dana) <ferdnyc@gmail.com> - 43.0-2
+- Add patch to fix local previewing of some Evince types
+
 * Tue Sep 20 2022 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 43.0-1
 - Update to 43.0