diff --git a/HelloLua/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java b/HelloLua/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java
index ef7686eb48..10e3e5f3c6 100644
--- a/HelloLua/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java
+++ b/HelloLua/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java
@@ -203,14 +203,18 @@ public class Cocos2dxMusic {
 	 * @return 
 	 */
 	private MediaPlayer createMediaplayerFromAssets(String path){
-		MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = null;
+		MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
 		
-		try{			
-			AssetFileDescriptor assetFileDescritor = mContext.getAssets().openFd(path);
+		try{
+			if (path.startsWith("/")) {
+				mediaPlayer.setDataSource(path);
+			}
+			else {
+				AssetFileDescriptor assetFileDescritor = mContext.getAssets().openFd(path);			
+		        mediaPlayer.setDataSource(assetFileDescritor.getFileDescriptor(), 
+		        		assetFileDescritor.getStartOffset(), assetFileDescritor.getLength());				
+			}
 			
-			mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
-	        mediaPlayer.setDataSource(assetFileDescritor.getFileDescriptor(), 
-	        		assetFileDescritor.getStartOffset(), assetFileDescritor.getLength());
 	        mediaPlayer.prepare();
 	        
 	        mediaPlayer.setVolume(mLeftVolume, mRightVolume);
diff --git a/HelloLua/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java b/HelloLua/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java
index fef1c1fc1e..ca646cb545 100644
--- a/HelloLua/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java
+++ b/HelloLua/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java
@@ -219,8 +219,14 @@ public class Cocos2dxSound {
 		int soundId = INVALID_SOUND_ID;
 		
 		try {
-			soundId = mSoundPool.load(mContext.getAssets().openFd(path), 0);
+			if (path.startsWith("/")){
+				soundId = mSoundPool.load(path, 0);
+			}
+			else {
+				soundId = mSoundPool.load(mContext.getAssets().openFd(path), 0);
+			}			
 		} catch(Exception e){
+			soundId = INVALID_SOUND_ID;
 			 Log.e(TAG, "error: " + e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
 		
diff --git a/HelloWorld/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java b/HelloWorld/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java
index ef7686eb48..10e3e5f3c6 100644
--- a/HelloWorld/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java
+++ b/HelloWorld/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java
@@ -203,14 +203,18 @@ public class Cocos2dxMusic {
 	 * @return 
 	 */
 	private MediaPlayer createMediaplayerFromAssets(String path){
-		MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = null;
+		MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
 		
-		try{			
-			AssetFileDescriptor assetFileDescritor = mContext.getAssets().openFd(path);
+		try{
+			if (path.startsWith("/")) {
+				mediaPlayer.setDataSource(path);
+			}
+			else {
+				AssetFileDescriptor assetFileDescritor = mContext.getAssets().openFd(path);			
+		        mediaPlayer.setDataSource(assetFileDescritor.getFileDescriptor(), 
+		        		assetFileDescritor.getStartOffset(), assetFileDescritor.getLength());				
+			}
 			
-			mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
-	        mediaPlayer.setDataSource(assetFileDescritor.getFileDescriptor(), 
-	        		assetFileDescritor.getStartOffset(), assetFileDescritor.getLength());
 	        mediaPlayer.prepare();
 	        
 	        mediaPlayer.setVolume(mLeftVolume, mRightVolume);
diff --git a/HelloWorld/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java b/HelloWorld/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java
index fef1c1fc1e..ca646cb545 100644
--- a/HelloWorld/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java
+++ b/HelloWorld/android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java
@@ -219,8 +219,14 @@ public class Cocos2dxSound {
 		int soundId = INVALID_SOUND_ID;
 		
 		try {
-			soundId = mSoundPool.load(mContext.getAssets().openFd(path), 0);
+			if (path.startsWith("/")){
+				soundId = mSoundPool.load(path, 0);
+			}
+			else {
+				soundId = mSoundPool.load(mContext.getAssets().openFd(path), 0);
+			}			
 		} catch(Exception e){
+			soundId = INVALID_SOUND_ID;
 			 Log.e(TAG, "error: " + e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
 		
diff --git a/tests/test.android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java b/tests/test.android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java
index ef7686eb48..10e3e5f3c6 100644
--- a/tests/test.android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java
+++ b/tests/test.android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxMusic.java
@@ -203,14 +203,18 @@ public class Cocos2dxMusic {
 	 * @return 
 	 */
 	private MediaPlayer createMediaplayerFromAssets(String path){
-		MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = null;
+		MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
 		
-		try{			
-			AssetFileDescriptor assetFileDescritor = mContext.getAssets().openFd(path);
+		try{
+			if (path.startsWith("/")) {
+				mediaPlayer.setDataSource(path);
+			}
+			else {
+				AssetFileDescriptor assetFileDescritor = mContext.getAssets().openFd(path);			
+		        mediaPlayer.setDataSource(assetFileDescritor.getFileDescriptor(), 
+		        		assetFileDescritor.getStartOffset(), assetFileDescritor.getLength());				
+			}
 			
-			mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
-	        mediaPlayer.setDataSource(assetFileDescritor.getFileDescriptor(), 
-	        		assetFileDescritor.getStartOffset(), assetFileDescritor.getLength());
 	        mediaPlayer.prepare();
 	        
 	        mediaPlayer.setVolume(mLeftVolume, mRightVolume);
diff --git a/tests/test.android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java b/tests/test.android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java
index fef1c1fc1e..ca646cb545 100644
--- a/tests/test.android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java
+++ b/tests/test.android/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxSound.java
@@ -219,8 +219,14 @@ public class Cocos2dxSound {
 		int soundId = INVALID_SOUND_ID;
 		
 		try {
-			soundId = mSoundPool.load(mContext.getAssets().openFd(path), 0);
+			if (path.startsWith("/")){
+				soundId = mSoundPool.load(path, 0);
+			}
+			else {
+				soundId = mSoundPool.load(mContext.getAssets().openFd(path), 0);
+			}			
 		} catch(Exception e){
+			soundId = INVALID_SOUND_ID;
 			 Log.e(TAG, "error: " + e.getMessage(), e);
 		}