diff --git a/actions/media.md b/actions/media.md
index 8c534bd..2874a60 100644
--- a/actions/media.md
+++ b/actions/media.md
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 
 *   **storeMediaFile**
 
-    Stores a file with the specified base64-encoded contents inside the media folder. alternatively you can specify a
-    url from where the file shell be downloaded. If both field `data` and `url` are provided, the `data` field will be
-    used. To prevent Anki from removing files not used by any cards (e.g. for configuration files), prefix the filename
-    with an underscore. These files are still synchronized to AnkiWeb.
+    Stores a file with the specified base64-encoded contents inside the media folder. Alternatively you can specify a
+    absolute file path, or a url from where the file shell be downloaded. If more than one of `data`, `path` and `url` are provided, the `data` field will be used first, then `path`, and finally `url`. To prevent Anki from removing files not used by any cards (e.g. for configuration files), prefix the filename with an underscore. These files are still synchronized to AnkiWeb.
 
     *Sample request*:
     ```json
@@ -32,6 +30,26 @@
     Hello world!
     ```
 
+    *Sample request*:
+    ```json
+    {
+        "action": "storeMediaFile",
+        "version": 6,
+        "params": {
+            "filename": "_hello.txt",
+            "file": "/path/to/file"
+        }
+    }
+    ```
+
+    *Sample result*:
+    ```json
+    {
+        "result": null,
+        "error": null
+    }
+    ```
+
     *Sample request*:
     ```json
     {
diff --git a/plugin/__init__.py b/plugin/__init__.py
index 5fa9030..8de44af 100644
--- a/plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/plugin/__init__.py
@@ -471,10 +471,15 @@ class AnkiConnect:
 
 
     @util.api()
-    def storeMediaFile(self, filename, data=None, url=None):
+    def storeMediaFile(self, filename, data=None, path=None, url=None):
         if data:
             self.deleteMediaFile(filename)
             self.media().writeData(filename, base64.b64decode(data))
+        elif file:
+            self.deleteMediaFile(filename)
+            with open(path, 'rb') as f:
+                data = f.read()
+            self.media().writeData(filename, data)
         elif url:
             self.deleteMediaFile(filename)
             downloadedData = util.download(url)