diff --git a/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.android.js b/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.android.js
index cd05617c855..1735adf631f 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.android.js
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ class WebView extends React.Component {
      */
     javaScriptEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
 
+    /**
+     * Used on Android Lollipop and above only, third party cookies are enabled
+     * by default for WebView on Android Kitkat and below and on iOS
+     * @platform android
+     */
+    thirdPartyCookiesEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
+
     /**
      * Used on Android only, controls whether DOM Storage is enabled or not
      * @platform android
@@ -192,6 +199,7 @@ class WebView extends React.Component {
 
   static defaultProps = {
     javaScriptEnabled : true,
+    thirdPartyCookiesEnabled: true,
     scalesPageToFit: true,
     saveFormDataDisabled: false
   };
@@ -253,6 +261,7 @@ class WebView extends React.Component {
         injectedJavaScript={this.props.injectedJavaScript}
         userAgent={this.props.userAgent}
         javaScriptEnabled={this.props.javaScriptEnabled}
+        thirdPartyCookiesEnabled={this.props.thirdPartyCookiesEnabled}
         domStorageEnabled={this.props.domStorageEnabled}
         messagingEnabled={typeof this.props.onMessage === 'function'}
         onMessage={this.onMessage}
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.ios.js
index 21f4397c04e..485af395619 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.ios.js
@@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ class WebView extends React.Component {
      */
     javaScriptEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
 
+    /**
+     * Boolean value to enable third party cookies in the `WebView`. Used on
+     * Android Lollipop and above only as third party cookies are enabled by
+     * default on Android Kitkat and below and on iOS. The default value is `true`.
+     * @platform android
+     */
+    thirdPartyCookiesEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
+
     /**
      * Boolean value to control whether DOM Storage is enabled. Used only in
      * Android.
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 a22824294d9..5847515791e 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
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
 import android.webkit.JavascriptInterface;
 import android.webkit.ValueCallback;
 import android.webkit.WebSettings;
+import android.webkit.CookieManager;
 
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog;
 import com.facebook.react.common.ReactConstants;
@@ -370,6 +371,13 @@ public class ReactWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
     view.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(enabled);
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = "thirdPartyCookiesEnabled")
+  public void setThirdPartyCookiesEnabled(WebView view, boolean enabled) {
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+      CookieManager.getInstance().setAcceptThirdPartyCookies(view, enabled);
+    }
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = "scalesPageToFit")
   public void setScalesPageToFit(WebView view, boolean enabled) {
     view.getSettings().setUseWideViewPort(!enabled);