diff --git a/packages/camera/camera_windows/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/camera/camera_windows/CHANGELOG.md
index 7316cdb8b1e..9186f9c1cd6 100644
--- a/packages/camera/camera_windows/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/camera/camera_windows/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.2.6+5
+
+* Use temp directory fallback when Pictures folder is unavailable
+
 ## 0.2.6+4
 
 * Removes usage of the deprecated and ignored `maxVideoDuration` in the example.
diff --git a/packages/camera/camera_windows/pubspec.yaml b/packages/camera/camera_windows/pubspec.yaml
index ab42277ea39..e6341076d86 100644
--- a/packages/camera/camera_windows/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/camera/camera_windows/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: camera_windows
 description: A Flutter plugin for getting information about and controlling the camera on Windows.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/camera/camera_windows
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+camera%22
-version: 0.2.6+4
+version: 0.2.6+5
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.8.0
diff --git a/packages/camera/camera_windows/windows/camera_plugin.cpp b/packages/camera/camera_windows/windows/camera_plugin.cpp
index c01db2603ca..fffe8558327 100644
--- a/packages/camera/camera_windows/windows/camera_plugin.cpp
+++ b/packages/camera/camera_windows/windows/camera_plugin.cpp
@@ -86,17 +86,34 @@ std::string GetCurrentTimeString() {
 }
 
 // Builds file path for picture capture.
+/// If Pictures folder exist use it, otherwise use temp directory
+/// This fallback prevents crashes or unexpected failures on systems where the Pictures folder is unavailable or restricted
 std::optional<std::string> GetFilePathForPicture() {
   ComHeapPtr<wchar_t> known_folder_path;
   HRESULT hr = SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_Pictures, KF_FLAG_CREATE, nullptr,
                                     &known_folder_path);
-  if (FAILED(hr)) {
-    return std::nullopt;
+
+  std::wstring wpath;
+
+  if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
+    wpath = std::wstring(known_folder_path);
+  } else {
+    // Fallback to temp folder
+    wchar_t tempPath[MAX_PATH];
+    DWORD len = GetTempPathW(MAX_PATH, tempPath);
+    if (len == 0 || len > MAX_PATH) {
+      return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    wpath = std::wstring(tempPath);
   }
 
-  std::string path = Utf8FromUtf16(std::wstring(known_folder_path));
+  if (!wpath.empty() && wpath.back() != L'\\' && wpath.back() != L'/') {
+    wpath.push_back(L'\\');
+  }
+
+  std::string path = Utf8FromUtf16(wpath);
 
-  return path + "\\" + "PhotoCapture_" + GetCurrentTimeString() + "." +
+  return path + "PhotoCapture_" + GetCurrentTimeString() + "." +
          kPictureCaptureExtension;
 }