diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index 3a8f9e9..63f329a 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -606,6 +606,44 @@ class FieldCollectionItemEntity extends Entity {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Ensure file fields on the entity have their URIs loaded for previews.
+   */
+  public function view($view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL, $page = NULL) {
+    global $language_content;
+
+    // If possible, get the content language from the environment if it wasn't
+    // provided.
+    if ($langcode == NULL) {
+      if (isset($language_content) && isset($language_content->language)) {
+        $langcode = $language_content->language;
+      }
+      else {
+        $langcode = LANGUAGE_NONE;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Iterate over file fields in the collection & merge file info into fields.
+    $field_instances = field_info_instances($this->entityType, $this->field_name);
+    foreach ($field_instances as $field_name => $field) {
+      $info = field_info_field($field_name);
+      if (in_array($info['type'], array('image', 'file')) && $file_field = &$this->$field_name) {
+        $file_langcode = isset($file_field[$langcode]) ? $langcode : LANGUAGE_NONE;
+        // Merge all of the loaded file in to the field to be passed to relevant
+        // theme function.
+        if (isset($file_field[$file_langcode])) {
+          foreach ($file_field[$file_langcode] as &$field_to_be_updated) {
+            if (!isset($field_to_be_updated['uri'])) {
+              $file = file_load($field_to_be_updated['fid']);
+              $field_to_be_updated += (array) $file;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return entity_get_controller($this->entityType)->view(array($this), $view_mode, $langcode, $page);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Export the field collection item.
    *
    * Since field collection entities are not directly exportable (i.e., do not