diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 01bff31f6..10ded3a1b 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ to config.xml in order for the application to find previously stored files.
                 <param name="ios-package" value="CDVFile" />
                 <param name="onload" value="true" />
             </feature>
+            <allow-navigation href="cdvfile:*" />
         </config-file>
         <header-file src="src/ios/CDVFile.h" />
         <source-file src="src/ios/CDVFile.m" />
diff --git a/src/ios/CDVFile.m b/src/ios/CDVFile.m
index 59e7d6407..574d46df0 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVFile.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVFile.m
@@ -194,6 +194,53 @@ @implementation CDVFile
 
 @synthesize rootDocsPath, appDocsPath, appLibraryPath, appTempPath, userHasAllowed, fileSystems=fileSystems_;
 
+// If the url matches the cdvfile:// format,
+// will return the equivalent file:// url format if possible
+// else, return nil
+- (NSString*)nativeUrlFromCdvfileUrl:(NSURL*) uri
+{
+    // If the url matches the cdvfile format (cdvfile://<cdvfile path>)
+    if ([[uri scheme] isEqualToString:kCDVFilesystemURLPrefix]) {
+        NSString *cdvfileUrl = [uri absoluteString];
+        // Try to get the native Url from the cdvfile url
+        if (cdvfileUrl != nil) {
+            CDVFilesystemURL* inputURI = [self fileSystemURLforArg:cdvfileUrl];
+            // If the cdvfile url is valid
+            if (inputURI != nil && inputURI.fileSystemName != nil) {
+                // Get the filesystem
+                NSObject<CDVFileSystem> *fs = [self filesystemForURL:inputURI];
+                if (fs != nil) {
+                    // Get the file Entry
+                    NSDictionary *entry = [fs makeEntryForLocalURL:inputURI];
+                    if (entry != nil) {
+                        // Return the file URL
+                        return [entry objectForKey:@"nativeURL"];
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return nil;
+}
+// Checks if we are trying to load a url that we should override.
+// If we should override we send out a new load request and
+// return NO to stop loading the original request.
+// Note: When the lowest cordova supported iOS version is 11.0 this can
+// potentially be removed.  WKWebview for iOS 11+ supports WKURLSchemeHandler
+// and setURLSchemeHandler which should allow support for the cdvfile scheme.
+- (BOOL)shouldOverrideLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest*)request navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType
+{
+    // check if the url matches the httpsCdvfileUrl and gets the equivalent file:// url
+    NSString *fileUrl = [self nativeUrlFromCdvfileUrl:[request URL]];
+    if (fileUrl != nil) {
+        // Create a new request for the file:// url instead
+        NSURLRequest *req = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:fileUrl]];
+        [[self webViewEngine] loadRequest:req];
+        return NO;
+    }
+    return YES;
+}
+
 - (void)registerFilesystem:(NSObject<CDVFileSystem> *)fs {
     __weak CDVFile* weakSelf = self;
     SEL sel = NSSelectorFromString(@"urlTransformer");
diff --git a/tests/tests.js b/tests/tests.js
index a9ae20aa7..8a7f7e7c0 100644
--- a/tests/tests.js
+++ b/tests/tests.js
@@ -4160,4 +4160,30 @@ exports.defineManualTests = function (contentEl, createActionButton) {
     createActionButton('show-contact-image', function () {
         resolveFsContactImage();
     }, 'contactButton');
+
+    // This tests that we are allowed to navigate to cdvfile:// urls and
+    // that plugins are allowed to 'exec' on cdvfile urls.
+    // For exec details, see Issue 329 https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file/issues/329\
+    div = document.createElement('h2');
+    div.appendChild(document.createTextNode('cdvfile:// url'));
+    div.setAttribute('align', 'center');
+    contentEl.appendChild(div);
+    div = document.createElement('div');
+    div.setAttribute('align', 'center');
+    div.innerHTML = 'clicking this button should re-load the tests page.'
+        + '<br>You should be able to run all the tests successfully after the page re-load.'
+        + '<br>NOTE: This will not work if you are not on file:// url to start.'
+        + '<br>eg. You are using an http server to hot re-load client-side files.';
+    contentEl.appendChild(div);
+    div = document.createElement('div');
+    div.setAttribute('id', 'cdvfilePageTests');
+    div.setAttribute('align', 'center');
+    contentEl.appendChild(div);
+    createActionButton('Navigate to cdvfile:// url', function () {
+        // Get current page's cdvfile Url
+        window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL(window.location.href, function (entry) {
+            var cdvfileUrl = entry.toInternalURL();
+            window.location.href = cdvfileUrl;
+        });
+    }, 'cdvfilePageTests');
 };