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 11350d16e..3ed60497b 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
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerModule;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.Event;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.net.Uri;
 
 /**
  * Manages instances of {@link WebView}
@@ -111,6 +113,18 @@ public class ReactWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
               createWebViewEvent(webView, url)));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
+        if (url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://")) {
+          return false;
+        } else {
+          Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)); 
+          intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+          view.getContext().startActivity(intent);   
+          return true;   
+        }              
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onReceivedError(
         WebView webView,