diff --git a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/AttachmentCarouselPage.js b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/AttachmentCarouselPage.js
index f7da8cfce894..580c7eaac732 100644
--- a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/AttachmentCarouselPage.js
+++ b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/AttachmentCarouselPage.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const pagePropTypes = {
     /** Whether source url requires authentication */
     isAuthTokenRequired: PropTypes.bool,
 
-    /** URL to full-sized attachment or SVG function */
+    /** URL to full-sized attachment, SVG function, or numeric static image on native platforms */
     source: AttachmentsPropTypes.attachmentSourcePropType.isRequired,
 
     isActive: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
diff --git a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentView/index.js b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentView/index.js
index 1fc579977c9d..f4d3036ff802 100755
--- a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentView/index.js
+++ b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentView/index.js
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ function AttachmentView({
         );
     }
 
-    // Check both source and file.name since PDFs dragged into the the text field
+    // Check both source and file.name since PDFs dragged into the text field
     // will appear with a source that is a blob
-    if (Str.isPDF(source) || (file && Str.isPDF(file.name || translate('attachmentView.unknownFilename')))) {
+    if ((_.isString(source) && Str.isPDF(source)) || (file && Str.isPDF(file.name || translate('attachmentView.unknownFilename')))) {
         const encryptedSourceUrl = isAuthTokenRequired ? addEncryptedAuthTokenToURL(source) : source;
 
         return (
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ function AttachmentView({
     }
 
     // For this check we use both source and file.name since temporary file source is a blob
-    // both PDFs and images will appear as images when pasted into the the text field
-    const isImage = Str.isImage(source);
+    // both PDFs and images will appear as images when pasted into the text field.
+    // We also check for numeric source since this is how static images (used for preview) are represented in RN.
+    const isImage = typeof source === 'number' || Str.isImage(source);
     if (isImage || (file && Str.isImage(file.name))) {
         return (
             <AttachmentViewImage
diff --git a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentView/propTypes.js b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentView/propTypes.js
index c9f42861fb54..2d4acdda0c1f 100644
--- a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentView/propTypes.js
+++ b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentView/propTypes.js
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ const attachmentViewPropTypes = {
     /** Whether source url requires authentication */
     isAuthTokenRequired: PropTypes.bool,
 
-    /** URL to full-sized attachment or SVG function */
+    /** URL to full-sized attachment, SVG function, or numeric static image on native platforms */
     source: AttachmentsPropTypes.attachmentSourcePropType.isRequired,
 
-    /** File object maybe be instance of File or Object */
+    /** File object can be an instance of File or Object */
     file: AttachmentsPropTypes.attachmentFilePropType,
 
     /** Whether this view is the active screen  */
diff --git a/src/components/Attachments/propTypes.js b/src/components/Attachments/propTypes.js
index b3f0af6ab217..698a41de9648 100644
--- a/src/components/Attachments/propTypes.js
+++ b/src/components/Attachments/propTypes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
-const attachmentSourcePropType = PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.func]);
+const attachmentSourcePropType = PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.func, PropTypes.number]);
 const attachmentFilePropType = PropTypes.shape({
     name: PropTypes.string,
 });
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ const attachmentPropType = PropTypes.shape({
     /** Whether source url requires authentication */
     isAuthTokenRequired: PropTypes.bool,
 
-    /** URL to full-sized attachment or SVG function */
+    /** URL to full-sized attachment, SVG function, or numeric static image on native platforms */
     source: attachmentSourcePropType.isRequired,
 
-    /** File object maybe be instance of File or Object */
+    /** File object can be an instance of File or Object */
     file: attachmentFilePropType,
 });