diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/media/mediacontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/media/mediacontroller.py
index de9f65f3e..344a31f21 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/media/mediacontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/media/mediacontroller.py
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
 try:
-    from pymediainfo import MediaInfo
+    from pymediainfo import MediaInfo, __version__ as pymediainfo_version
     pymediainfo_available = True
 except ImportError:
     pymediainfo_available = False
+    pymediainfo_version = '0.0'
 
 from PyQt5 import QtCore
 
@@ -350,11 +351,16 @@ class MediaController(RegistryBase, LogMixin, RegistryProperties):
         :param media_path: The file path to be checked..
         """
         if MediaInfo.can_parse():
-            # pymediainfo has an issue opening non-ascii file names, so pass it a file object instead
-            # See https://gitlab.com/openlp/openlp/-/issues/1041
-            with Path(media_path).open('rb') as media_file:
-                media_data = MediaInfo.parse(media_file)
-            # duration returns in milli seconds
+            if pymediainfo_version < '4.3':
+                # pymediainfo only introduced file objects in 4.3, so if this is an older version, we'll have to use
+                # the old method. See https://gitlab.com/openlp/openlp/-/issues/1187
+                media_data = MediaInfo.parse(str(media_path))
+            else:
+                # pymediainfo has an issue opening non-ascii file names, so pass it a file object instead
+                # See https://gitlab.com/openlp/openlp/-/issues/1041
+                with Path(media_path).open('rb') as media_file:
+                    media_data = MediaInfo.parse(media_file)
+                # duration returns in milli seconds
             return media_data.tracks[0].duration or 0
         return 0
 
diff --git a/tests/openlp_core/ui/media/test_mediacontroller.py b/tests/openlp_core/ui/media/test_mediacontroller.py
index 06e46e83d..5fa62c71c 100644
--- a/tests/openlp_core/ui/media/test_mediacontroller.py
+++ b/tests/openlp_core/ui/media/test_mediacontroller.py
@@ -357,6 +357,47 @@ def test_media_length_duration_none(MockPath, mocked_parse, media_env):
     assert duration == 0, 'The duration should be 0'
 
 
+@patch('openlp.core.ui.media.mediacontroller.MediaInfo.parse')
+def test_media_length_duration_old_version(mocked_parse, media_env):
+    """
+    Test that when a version of MediaInfo < 4.3 is installed, a file name is passed directly to the parse method
+    """
+    # GIVEN: A fake media file and a mocked MediaInfo.parse() function
+    from openlp.core.ui.media import mediacontroller
+    mediacontroller.pymediainfo_version = '4.0.1'
+    mocked_parse.return_value = MagicMock(tracks=[MagicMock(duration=10)])
+    file_path = 'path/to/fake/video.mkv'
+
+    # WHEN the media data is retrieved
+    duration = media_env.media_controller.media_length(file_path)
+
+    # THEN you can determine the run time
+    mocked_parse.assert_called_once_with('path/to/fake/video.mkv')
+    assert duration == 10, 'The duration should be 10'
+
+
+@patch('openlp.core.ui.media.mediacontroller.Path')
+@patch('openlp.core.ui.media.mediacontroller.MediaInfo.parse')
+def test_media_length_duration_new_version(mocked_parse, MockPath, media_env):
+    """
+    Test that when a version of MediaInfo > 4.3 is installed, a file OBJECT is passed to the parse method
+    """
+    # GIVEN: A fake media file and a mocked MediaInfo.parse() function
+    from openlp.core.ui.media import mediacontroller
+    mediacontroller.pymediainfo_version = '5.0.3'
+    mocked_file = MagicMock()
+    MockPath.return_value.open.return_value.__enter__.return_value = mocked_file
+    mocked_parse.return_value = MagicMock(tracks=[MagicMock(duration=8)])
+    file_path = 'path/to/fake/video.mkv'
+
+    # WHEN the media data is retrieved
+    duration = media_env.media_controller.media_length(file_path)
+
+    # THEN you can determine the run time
+    mocked_parse.assert_called_once_with(mocked_file)
+    assert duration == 8, 'The duration should be 8'
+
+
 @patch('openlp.core.ui.media.mediacontroller.MediaInfo.can_parse')
 def test_media_length_no_can_parse(mocked_can_parse, media_env):
     """