diff --git a/React/Base/RCTConvert.m b/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
index 33e2a094a0484a..5e4820585b0131 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ + (NSURL *)NSURL:(id)json
     }
 
     // Check if it has a scheme
-    if ([path rangeOfString:@":"].location != NSNotFound) {
+    if ([path rangeOfString:@"://"].location != NSNotFound) {
       NSMutableCharacterSet *urlAllowedCharacterSet = [NSMutableCharacterSet new];
       [urlAllowedCharacterSet formUnionWithCharacterSet:[NSCharacterSet URLUserAllowedCharacterSet]];
       [urlAllowedCharacterSet formUnionWithCharacterSet:[NSCharacterSet URLPasswordAllowedCharacterSet]];
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTConvert_NSURLTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTConvert_NSURLTests.m
index 2eb72a7a170078..7d3dadde38fbc8 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTConvert_NSURLTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTConvert_NSURLTests.m
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ -(void)test_##name                                   \
 TEST_BUNDLE_PATH(imageAt2XPath, @"images/foo@2x.jpg", @"images/foo@2x.jpg")
 TEST_BUNDLE_PATH(imageFile, @"foo.jpg", @"foo.jpg")
 
+TEST_BUNDLE_PATH(imageFileWithSemicolon, @"folder/foo:bar-baz.jpg", @"folder/foo:bar-baz.jpg")
+TEST_URL(filePathWithSemicolon, @"/folder/foo:bar-baz.jpg", @"file:///folder/foo:bar-baz.jpg")
+
 // User documents
 TEST_PATH(
     documentsFolder,