diff --git a/packages/core/ui/web-view/index.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/web-view/index.android.ts
index ccf917fff..7931e05ee 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/web-view/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/web-view/index.android.ts
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ export class WebView extends WebViewBase {
 
 	public createNativeView() {
 		const nativeView = new android.webkit.WebView(this._context);
-		nativeView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
-		nativeView.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
+		const settings = nativeView.getSettings();
+		settings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
+    settings.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
+    settings.setAllowFileAccess(true);
 
 		return nativeView;
 	}