diff --git a/ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/LocalImagesExample.tsx b/ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/LocalImagesExample.tsx
index c6beae94..b476d2b7 100644
--- a/ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/LocalImagesExample.tsx
+++ b/ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/LocalImagesExample.tsx
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ import BulletText from './BulletText';
 // @ts-ignore
 import FieldsImage from './images/fields.jpg';
 // @ts-ignore
-import FieldsWebP from './images/fields.webp';
+import FieldsWebP from './images/fields_alt.webp';
 // @ts-ignore
 import JellyfishGIF from './images/jellyfish.gif';
 // @ts-ignore
-import JellyfishWebP from './images/jellyfish.webp';
+import JellyfishWebP from './images/jellyfish_anim.webp';
 // @ts-ignore
 import ReactSvg from './images/react-native.svg';
 
diff --git a/ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/images/fields.webp b/ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/images/fields_alt.webp
similarity index 100%
rename from ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/images/fields.webp
rename to ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/images/fields_alt.webp
diff --git a/ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/images/jellyfish.webp b/ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/images/jellyfish_anim.webp
similarity index 100%
rename from ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/images/jellyfish.webp
rename to ReactNativeFastImageExample/src/images/jellyfish_anim.webp
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageSource.java b/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageSource.java
index 86ee08e6..4ab49234 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageSource.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageSource.java
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ public class FastImageSource {
     private static final String ANDROID_RESOURCE_SCHEME = "android.resource";
     private static final String ANDROID_CONTENT_SCHEME = "content";
     private static final String LOCAL_FILE_SCHEME = "file";
+    private static final String RAW_RESOURCE_FOLDER = "raw";
+    private static final String HTTP_SCHEME_PREFIX = "http";
+    private static final String DATA_URI_PREFIX = "data:";
+
     private final Headers mHeaders;
     private Uri mUri;
     private String mSource;
@@ -53,19 +57,95 @@ public FastImageSource(Context context, String source, double width, double heig
         ImageSource imageSource = new ImageSource(context, source, width, height);
         mSource = imageSource.getSource();
         mHeaders = headers == null ? Headers.DEFAULT : headers;
-        mUri = imageSource.getUri();
+        mUri = resolveResourceUri(context, source, imageSource.getUri());
+
+        boolean isUriEmpty = mUri == null || TextUtils.isEmpty(mUri.toString());
+        boolean isResourceMissing = isResource() && isUriEmpty;
 
-        if (isResource() && TextUtils.isEmpty(mUri.toString())) {
+        if (isResourceMissing) {
             throw new Resources.NotFoundException("Local Resource Not Found. Resource: '" + getSource() + "'.");
         }
 
-        if (isLocalResourceUri(mUri)) {
-            // Convert res:/ scheme to android.resource:// so
-            // glide can understand the uri.
-            mUri = Uri.parse(mUri.toString().replace("res:/", ANDROID_RESOURCE_SCHEME + "://" + context.getPackageName() + "/"));
+        boolean shouldConvertLocalResourceScheme = mUri != null && isLocalResourceUri(mUri);
+
+        if (shouldConvertLocalResourceScheme) {
+            // Convert res:/ scheme to android.resource:// so glide can understand the uri.
+            String convertedUri = mUri.toString().replace("res:/", ANDROID_RESOURCE_SCHEME + "://" + context.getPackageName() + "/");
+            mUri = Uri.parse(convertedUri);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to find a resource URI for the given source.
+     * First uses the URI from ImageSource (checks drawable folder), 
+     * then falls back to raw folder for assets like SVGs in release builds.
+     *
+     * @param context Application context
+     * @param source Original source string
+     * @param initialUri URI resolved by ImageSource
+     * @return Resolved URI or null if not found
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    private Uri resolveResourceUri(Context context, String source, Uri initialUri) {
+        boolean isInitialUriValid = initialUri != null && !TextUtils.isEmpty(initialUri.toString());
+
+        if (isInitialUriValid) {
+            return initialUri;
+        }
+
+        boolean isSourceNull = source == null;
+        boolean isRemoteUrl = source != null && source.startsWith(HTTP_SCHEME_PREFIX);
+        boolean isDataUri = source != null && source.startsWith(DATA_URI_PREFIX);
+        boolean shouldSkipRawLookup = isSourceNull || isRemoteUrl || isDataUri;
+
+        if (shouldSkipRawLookup) {
+            return initialUri;
+        }
+
+        return tryResolveFromRawFolder(context, source);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to find a resource in the res/raw folder.
+     * This is needed because SVG and some other assets are bundled to res/raw/ 
+     * in Android release builds, but ImageSource only checks res/drawable/.
+     *
+     * @param context Application context
+     * @param source Original source string
+     * @return URI pointing to raw resource, or null if not found
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    private Uri tryResolveFromRawFolder(Context context, String source) {
+        String rawResourceName = toAndroidResourceName(source);
+        int rawResId = context.getResources().getIdentifier(
+            rawResourceName,
+            RAW_RESOURCE_FOLDER,
+            context.getPackageName()
+        );
+
+        boolean resourceNotFound = rawResId == 0;
+
+        if (resourceNotFound) {
+            return null;
         }
+
+        String rawResourceUri = ANDROID_RESOURCE_SCHEME + "://" +
+            context.getPackageName() + "/" + RAW_RESOURCE_FOLDER + "/" + rawResourceName;
+
+        return Uri.parse(rawResourceUri);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Converts a source name to Android resource name format.
+     * Android resources must be lowercase and cannot contain hyphens.
+     * Hyphens are removed to match React Native's bundling behavior.
+     *
+     * @param source Original source name
+     * @return Android-compatible resource name
+     */
+    private String toAndroidResourceName(String source) {
+        return source.toLowerCase().replace("-", "");
+    }
 
     public boolean isBase64Resource() {
         return mUri != null && FastImageSource.isBase64Uri(mUri);