diff --git a/.changeset/funny-waves-search.md b/.changeset/funny-waves-search.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42ee3ef44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/funny-waves-search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@onflow/fcl": patch
+---
+
+Stop polling in React Native when browser has been closed
diff --git a/packages/fcl/src/current-user/exec-service/strategies/http-post.js b/packages/fcl/src/current-user/exec-service/strategies/http-post.js
index 95ab50c9e..e2f5ae96b 100644
--- a/packages/fcl/src/current-user/exec-service/strategies/http-post.js
+++ b/packages/fcl/src/current-user/exec-service/strategies/http-post.js
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ export const getExecHttpPost = (execLocal) => async({service, body, config, opts
     return resp
   } else if (resp.status === "PENDING") {
     var canContinue = true
-    const [_, unmount] = await execLocal(normalizeLocalView(resp.local), {serviceEndpoint})
+    const [_, unmount] = await execLocal(
+      normalizeLocalView(resp.local),
+      {
+        serviceEndpoint,
+        onClose: () => (canContinue = false)
+      }
+    )
 
     const close = () => {
       try {
diff --git a/packages/fcl/src/utils/react-native/exec-local.js b/packages/fcl/src/utils/react-native/exec-local.js
index 2132be135..30c250c5c 100644
--- a/packages/fcl/src/utils/react-native/exec-local.js
+++ b/packages/fcl/src/utils/react-native/exec-local.js
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ const VIEWS = {
   "VIEW/TAB": renderBrowser,
 }
 
-export async function execLocal(service, opts = {serviceEndpoint: () => {}}) {
+export async function execLocal(
+  service,
+  opts = {serviceEndpoint: () => {}, onClose: () => {}}
+) {
   const {serviceEndpoint} = opts
   try {
     return VIEWS[service.method](serviceEndpoint(service), opts)
diff --git a/packages/fcl/src/utils/react-native/render-browser.js b/packages/fcl/src/utils/react-native/render-browser.js
index c4b1ac870..6b0e867cf 100644
--- a/packages/fcl/src/utils/react-native/render-browser.js
+++ b/packages/fcl/src/utils/react-native/render-browser.js
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-import * as WebBrowser from 'expo-web-browser';
+import * as WebBrowser from "expo-web-browser"
 
-export function renderBrowser(src) {
-  const webbrowser = WebBrowser.openAuthSessionAsync(src.toString());
+export function renderBrowser(src, opts = {}) {
+  const webbrowser = WebBrowser.openAuthSessionAsync(src.toString())
 
   const unmount = () => {
     WebBrowser.dismissAuthSession()
   }
 
+  // Call onClose when the webbrowser is closed
+  webbrowser.then(() => {
+    opts?.onClose()
+  })
+
   return [webbrowser, unmount]
 }