diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/CHANGELOG.md
index 8385aff7e48c..0e49912b4ed4 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.8.1+3
+
+* Fix image picker causing a crash when the cache directory is deleted.
+
 ## 0.8.1+2
 
 * Update the example app to support the multi-image feature.
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/ImagePickerDelegate.java b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/ImagePickerDelegate.java
index c4a686f5ce13..8b904f5d769d 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/ImagePickerDelegate.java
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/ImagePickerDelegate.java
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ private File createTemporaryWritableFile(String suffix) {
     File image;
 
     try {
+      externalFilesDirectory.mkdirs();
       image = File.createTempFile(filename, suffix, externalFilesDirectory);
     } catch (IOException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/example/android/app/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/ImagePickerDelegateTest.java b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/example/android/app/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/ImagePickerDelegateTest.java
index f8be66833b17..1b55a7569eac 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/example/android/app/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/ImagePickerDelegateTest.java
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/example/android/app/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/imagepicker/ImagePickerDelegateTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel;
 import java.io.File;
+import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public class ImagePickerDelegateTest {
   @Mock ImagePickerCache cache;
 
   ImagePickerDelegate.FileUriResolver mockFileUriResolver;
+  MockedStatic<File> mockStaticFile;
 
   private static class MockFileUriResolver implements ImagePickerDelegate.FileUriResolver {
     @Override
@@ -64,6 +66,11 @@ public void getFullImagePath(Uri imageUri, ImagePickerDelegate.OnPathReadyListen
   public void setUp() {
     MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 
+    mockStaticFile = Mockito.mockStatic(File.class);
+    mockStaticFile
+        .when(() -> File.createTempFile(any(), any(), any()))
+        .thenReturn(new File("/tmpfile"));
+
     when(mockActivity.getPackageName()).thenReturn("com.example.test");
     when(mockActivity.getPackageManager()).thenReturn(mock(PackageManager.class));
 
@@ -87,6 +94,11 @@ public void setUp() {
     when(mockIntent.getData()).thenReturn(mockUri);
   }
 
+  @After
+  public void tearDown() {
+    mockStaticFile.close();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void whenConstructed_setsCorrectFileProviderName() {
     ImagePickerDelegate delegate = createDelegate();
@@ -195,11 +207,6 @@ public void takeImageWithCamera_WritesImageToCacheDirectory() {
     when(mockPermissionManager.isPermissionGranted(Manifest.permission.CAMERA)).thenReturn(true);
     when(mockIntentResolver.resolveActivity(any(Intent.class))).thenReturn(true);
 
-    MockedStatic<File> mockStaticFile = Mockito.mockStatic(File.class);
-    mockStaticFile
-        .when(() -> File.createTempFile(any(), any(), any()))
-        .thenReturn(new File("/tmpfile"));
-
     ImagePickerDelegate delegate = createDelegate();
     delegate.takeImageWithCamera(mockMethodCall, mockResult);
 
@@ -380,7 +387,7 @@ private ImagePickerDelegate createDelegate() {
   private ImagePickerDelegate createDelegateWithPendingResultAndMethodCall() {
     return new ImagePickerDelegate(
         mockActivity,
-        null,
+        new File("/image_picker_cache"),
         mockImageResizer,
         mockResult,
         mockMethodCall,
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/pubspec.yaml b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/pubspec.yaml
index 620d118142fb..bcda757b4bbf 100755
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Flutter plugin for selecting images from the Android and iOS image
   library, and taking new pictures with the camera.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/image_picker/image_picker
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+image_picker%22
-version: 0.8.1+2
+version: 0.8.1+3
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.12.0 <3.0.0"