diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java
index 7e246a7ff..a22824294 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class ReactWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
     @Override
     public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
         if (url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://") ||
-            url.startsWith("file://")) {
+            url.startsWith("file://") || url.equals("about:blank")) {
           return false;
         } else {
           try {