diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/util/ExtensionLoader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/util/ExtensionLoader.kt
index 2d469f260..0468c45e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/util/ExtensionLoader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/util/ExtensionLoader.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageInfo
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.os.Build
 import androidx.core.content.pm.PackageInfoCompat
-import dalvik.system.PathClassLoader
 import eu.kanade.domain.extension.interactor.TrustExtension
 import eu.kanade.domain.source.service.SourcePreferences
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension.model.Extension
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.Source
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.SourceFactory
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.Hash
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.storage.copyAndSetReadOnlyTo
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.ChildFirstPathClassLoader
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.awaitAll
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ internal object ExtensionLoader {
         }
 
         val classLoader = try {
-            PathClassLoader(appInfo.sourceDir, null, context.classLoader)
+            ChildFirstPathClassLoader(appInfo.sourceDir, null, context.classLoader)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             logcat(LogPriority.ERROR, e) { "Extension load error: $extName ($pkgName)" }
             return LoadResult.Error
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/ChildFirstPathClassLoader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/ChildFirstPathClassLoader.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b63dfd032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/ChildFirstPathClassLoader.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system
+
+import dalvik.system.PathClassLoader
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.InputStream
+import java.net.URL
+import java.util.Enumeration
+
+/**
+ * A parent-last class loader that will try in order:
+ * - the system class loader
+ * - the child class loader
+ * - the parent class loader.
+ */
+class ChildFirstPathClassLoader(
+    dexPath: String,
+    librarySearchPath: String?,
+    parent: ClassLoader
+) : PathClassLoader(dexPath, librarySearchPath, parent) {
+
+    private val systemClassLoader: ClassLoader? = getSystemClassLoader()
+
+    override fun loadClass(name: String?, resolve: Boolean): Class<*> {
+        var c = findLoadedClass(name)
+
+        if (c == null && systemClassLoader != null) {
+            try {
+                c = systemClassLoader.loadClass(name)
+            } catch (_: ClassNotFoundException) {}
+        }
+
+        if (c == null) {
+            c = try {
+                findClass(name)
+            } catch (_: ClassNotFoundException) {
+                super.loadClass(name, resolve)
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (resolve) {
+            resolveClass(c)
+        }
+
+        return c
+    }
+
+    override fun getResource(name: String?): URL? {
+        return systemClassLoader?.getResource(name)
+            ?: findResource(name)
+            ?: super.getResource(name)
+    }
+
+    override fun getResources(name: String?): Enumeration<URL> {
+        val systemUrls = systemClassLoader?.getResources(name)
+        val localUrls = findResources(name)
+        val parentUrls = parent?.getResources(name)
+        val urls = buildList {
+            while (systemUrls?.hasMoreElements() == true) {
+                add(systemUrls.nextElement())
+            }
+
+            while (localUrls?.hasMoreElements() == true) {
+                add(localUrls.nextElement())
+            }
+
+            while (parentUrls?.hasMoreElements() == true) {
+                add(parentUrls.nextElement())
+            }
+        }
+
+        return object : Enumeration<URL> {
+            val iterator = urls.iterator()
+
+            override fun hasMoreElements() = iterator.hasNext()
+            override fun nextElement() = iterator.next()
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun getResourceAsStream(name: String?): InputStream? {
+        return try {
+            getResource(name)?.openStream()
+        } catch (_: IOException) {
+            return null
+        }
+    }
+}