diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/github/alinz/reactnativewebviewbridge/WebViewBridgeManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/github/alinz/reactnativewebviewbridge/WebViewBridgeManager.java
index c560cc90..77c12327 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/github/alinz/reactnativewebviewbridge/WebViewBridgeManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/github/alinz/reactnativewebviewbridge/WebViewBridgeManager.java
@@ -178,6 +178,17 @@ public void setInjectedOnStartLoadingJavaScript(WebView view, @Nullable String i
         ((ReactWebView) view).setInjectedOnStartLoadingJavaScript(injectedJavaScript);
     }
 
+    @ReactProp(name = "localStorageEnabled")
+    public void setLocalStorageEnabled(WebView view, boolean enabled) {
+        if (enabled) {
+            view.getSettings().setDomStorageEnabled(true);
+            view.getSettings().setDatabaseEnabled(true);
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+                view.getSettings().setDatabasePath("/data/data/" + view.getContext().getPackageName() + "/databases/");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void addEventEmitters(ThemedReactContext reactContext, WebView view) {
         // Do not register default touch emitter and let WebView implementation handle touches
diff --git a/webview-bridge/index.android.js b/webview-bridge/index.android.js
index 7133cf40..3e43ee03 100644
--- a/webview-bridge/index.android.js
+++ b/webview-bridge/index.android.js
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ var WebViewBridge = React.createClass({
     onBridgeMessage: PropTypes.func,
 
     injectedOnStartLoadingJavaScript: PropTypes.string,
+
+    localStorageEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
   },
 
   getInitialState: function() {