diff --git a/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.android.js b/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.android.js
index 83991432b57..d47a6d6c695 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.android.js
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ class WebView extends React.Component {
      */
     useWebKit: PropTypes.bool,
 
+    /**
+     * Used on Android only to disable Hardware Acceleration if needed
+     * Hardware acceleration can not be enabled at view level but it can be
+     * disabled see:
+     * https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/hardware-accel
+     *
+     * @platform android
+     */
+    hardwareAccelerationEnabledExperimental: PropTypes.bool,
+
     /**
      * Used on Android only, JS is enabled by default for WebView on iOS
      * @platform android
@@ -248,6 +258,7 @@ class WebView extends React.Component {
     javaScriptEnabled: true,
     thirdPartyCookiesEnabled: true,
     scalesPageToFit: true,
+    hardwareAccelerationEnabledExperimental: true,
     saveFormDataDisabled: false,
     originWhitelist: WebViewShared.defaultOriginWhitelist,
   };
@@ -327,6 +338,9 @@ class WebView extends React.Component {
         injectedJavaScript={this.props.injectedJavaScript}
         userAgent={this.props.userAgent}
         javaScriptEnabled={this.props.javaScriptEnabled}
+        hardwareAccelerationEnabledExperimental={
+          this.props.hardwareAccelerationEnabledExperimental
+        }
         thirdPartyCookiesEnabled={this.props.thirdPartyCookiesEnabled}
         domStorageEnabled={this.props.domStorageEnabled}
         messagingEnabled={typeof this.props.onMessage === 'function'}
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.ios.js
index c63847e26e4..cb6c8b0a08c 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/WebView/WebView.ios.js
@@ -285,6 +285,16 @@ class WebView extends React.Component {
       PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.oneOf(DataDetectorTypes)),
     ]),
 
+    /**
+     * Used on Android only to disable Hardware Acceleration if needed
+     * Hardware acceleration can not be enabled at view level but it can be
+     * disabled see:
+     * https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/hardware-accel
+     *
+     * @platform android
+     */
+    hardwareAccelerationEnabledExperimental: PropTypes.bool,
+
     /**
      * Boolean value to enable JavaScript in the `WebView`. Used on Android only
      * as JavaScript is enabled by default on iOS. The default value is `true`.
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 677831ffe82..6fbfe3a9e49 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
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import android.graphics.Picture;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
 import android.webkit.ConsoleMessage;
 import android.webkit.CookieManager;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ import org.json.JSONObject;
  *  - canGoBack - boolean, whether there is anything on a history stack to go back
  *  - canGoForward - boolean, whether it is possible to request GO_FORWARD command
  */
+@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB)
 @ReactModule(name = ReactWebViewManager.REACT_CLASS)
 public class ReactWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
 
@@ -437,10 +439,22 @@ public class ReactWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
     if (ReactBuildConfig.DEBUG && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
       WebView.setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(true);
     }
-
     return webView;
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = "hardwareAccelerationEnabledExperimental", defaultBoolean = true)
+  public void sethardwareAccelerationEnabledExperimental(WebView view, boolean enabled) {
+    // Hardware acceleration can not be enabled at view level but it can be disabled
+    // see: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/hardware-accel
+    //
+    // Disabling hardware acceleration is sometimes required to workaround chromium bugs:
+    // https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=501901
+    //
+    if (!enabled) {
+      view.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, null);
+    }
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = "javaScriptEnabled")
   public void setJavaScriptEnabled(WebView view, boolean enabled) {
     view.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(enabled);