diff --git a/tensorflow/lite/experimental/support/java/src/java/org/tensorflow/lite/support/common/FileUtil.java b/tensorflow/lite/experimental/support/java/src/java/org/tensorflow/lite/support/common/FileUtil.java
index 4a1e7d4a65e..77ec1b8f16b 100644
--- a/tensorflow/lite/experimental/support/java/src/java/org/tensorflow/lite/support/common/FileUtil.java
+++ b/tensorflow/lite/experimental/support/java/src/java/org/tensorflow/lite/support/common/FileUtil.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.MappedByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -67,8 +68,9 @@ public class FileUtil {
       @NonNull Context context, @NonNull String filePath, Charset cs) throws IOException {
     SupportPreconditions.checkNotNull(context, "Context cannot be null.");
     SupportPreconditions.checkNotNull(filePath, "File path cannot be null.");
-    InputStream inputStream = context.getAssets().open(filePath);
-    return loadLabels(inputStream, cs);
+    try (InputStream inputStream = context.getAssets().open(filePath)) {
+      return loadLabels(inputStream, cs);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -97,13 +99,13 @@ public class FileUtil {
   public static List<String> loadLabels(@NonNull InputStream inputStream, Charset cs)
       throws IOException {
     List<String> labels = new ArrayList<>();
-    BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream, cs));
-    String line;
-    while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
-      labels.add(line);
+    try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream, cs))) {
+      String line;
+      while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+        labels.add(line);
+      }
+      return labels;
     }
-    reader.close();
-    return labels;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -151,11 +153,29 @@ public class FileUtil {
       throws IOException {
     SupportPreconditions.checkNotNull(context, "Context should not be null.");
     SupportPreconditions.checkNotNull(filePath, "File path cannot be null.");
-    AssetFileDescriptor fileDescriptor = context.getAssets().openFd(filePath);
-    FileInputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(fileDescriptor.getFileDescriptor());
-    FileChannel fileChannel = inputStream.getChannel();
-    long startOffset = fileDescriptor.getStartOffset();
-    long declaredLength = fileDescriptor.getDeclaredLength();
-    return fileChannel.map(FileChannel.MapMode.READ_ONLY, startOffset, declaredLength);
+    try (AssetFileDescriptor fileDescriptor = context.getAssets().openFd(filePath);
+    FileInputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(fileDescriptor.getFileDescriptor())) {
+      FileChannel fileChannel = inputStream.getChannel();
+      long startOffset = fileDescriptor.getStartOffset();
+      long declaredLength = fileDescriptor.getDeclaredLength();
+      return fileChannel.map(FileChannel.MapMode.READ_ONLY, startOffset, declaredLength);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads a binary file from the asset folder.
+   *
+   * @param context Application context to access assets.
+   * @param filePath Asset path of the file.
+   * @return the byte array for the binary file.
+   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs when loading file.
+   */
+  @NonNull
+  public static byte[] loadByteFromFile(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull String filePath)
+      throws IOException {
+    ByteBuffer buffer = loadMappedFile(context, filePath);
+    byte[] byteArray = new byte[buffer.remaining()];
+    buffer.get(byteArray);
+    return byteArray;
   }
 }