diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/dossiers-routing.module.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/dossiers-routing.module.ts
index d92308206..6136a7069 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/dossiers-routing.module.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/dossiers-routing.module.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router';
 import { CompositeRouteGuard } from '@iqser/common-ui';
 import { SearchScreenComponent } from './screens/search-screen/search-screen.component';
 import { FilePreviewScreenComponent } from './screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component';
+import { FilesGuard } from './utils/file.guard';
 
 const routes: Routes = [
     {
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const routes: Routes = [
     {
         path: ':dossierId/file/:fileId',
         component: FilePreviewScreenComponent,
+        canActivate: [FilesGuard],
         data: {
             reuse: true,
         },
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/dossiers.module.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/dossiers.module.ts
index d615c8c7a..1100ecb71 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/dossiers.module.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/dossiers.module.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import { OverlayModule } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import { SharedDossiersModule } from './shared/shared-dossiers.module';
 import { PlatformSearchService } from './shared/services/platform-search.service';
 import { ResizeAnnotationDialogComponent } from './dialogs/resize-annotation-dialog/resize-annotation-dialog.component';
+import { FilesGuard } from './utils/file.guard';
 
 const screens = [FilePreviewScreenComponent, SearchScreenComponent];
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ const services = [
 
 @NgModule({
     declarations: [...components],
-    providers: [...services],
+    providers: [...services, FilesGuard],
     imports: [CommonModule, SharedModule, SharedDossiersModule, FileUploadDownloadModule, DossiersRoutingModule, OverlayModule],
 })
 export class DossiersModule {}
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/utils/file.guard.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/utils/file.guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..566eddbfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/utils/file.guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, CanActivate, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { FilesMapService } from '@services/entity-services/files-map.service';
+import { AppStateService } from '@state/app-state.service';
+import { DossiersService } from '@services/entity-services/dossiers.service';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class FilesGuard implements CanActivate {
+    constructor(
+        private readonly _filesMapService: FilesMapService,
+        private readonly _dossiersService: DossiersService,
+        private readonly _appStateService: AppStateService,
+        private readonly _router: Router,
+    ) {}
+
+    async canActivate(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): Promise<boolean> {
+        const dossierId = route.paramMap.get('dossierId');
+        const fileId = route.paramMap.get('fileId');
+
+        if (!this._filesMapService.get(dossierId, fileId)) {
+            const dossier = this._dossiersService.find(dossierId);
+            await this._appStateService.getFiles(dossier);
+
+            if (!this._filesMapService.get(dossierId, fileId)) {
+                await this._router.navigate([dossier.routerLink]);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}