diff --git a/docs/Reference.md b/docs/Reference.md
index aebf216..a9efa8d 100644
--- a/docs/Reference.md
+++ b/docs/Reference.md
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ url
 > **_Note_**
 > Domain is only used on iOS
 
+The `syntheticEvent` can be stopped doing its default action by calling `syntheticEvent.preventDefault()`.
+
 ---
 
 ### `onLoad`[⬆](#props-index)<!-- Link generated with jump2header -->
diff --git a/src/WebView.android.tsx b/src/WebView.android.tsx
index 08a10c1..54077bf 100644
--- a/src/WebView.android.tsx
+++ b/src/WebView.android.tsx
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ class WebView extends React.Component<AndroidWebViewProps, State> {
   onLoadingError = (event: WebViewErrorEvent) => {
     event.persist(); // persist this event because we need to store it
     const { onError, onLoadEnd } = this.props;
-
     if (onError) {
       onError(event);
     } else {
@@ -224,6 +223,7 @@ class WebView extends React.Component<AndroidWebViewProps, State> {
     if (onLoadEnd) {
       onLoadEnd(event);
     }
+    if (event.isDefaultPrevented()) return;
 
     this.setState({
       lastErrorEvent: event.nativeEvent,
diff --git a/src/WebView.ios.tsx b/src/WebView.ios.tsx
index fb8be64..3553118 100644
--- a/src/WebView.ios.tsx
+++ b/src/WebView.ios.tsx
@@ -196,15 +196,16 @@ class WebView extends React.Component<IOSWebViewProps, State> {
     event.persist(); // persist this event because we need to store it
     const { onError, onLoadEnd } = this.props;
 
-    if (onLoadEnd) {
-      onLoadEnd(event);
-    }
-
     if (onError) {
       onError(event);
     } else {
       console.warn('Encountered an error loading page', event.nativeEvent);
     }
+    
+    if (onLoadEnd) {
+      onLoadEnd(event);
+    }
+    if (event.isDefaultPrevented()) return;
 
     this.setState({
       lastErrorEvent: event.nativeEvent,
diff --git a/src/WebView.macos.tsx b/src/WebView.macos.tsx
index a2ad5b1..6ade359 100644
--- a/src/WebView.macos.tsx
+++ b/src/WebView.macos.tsx
@@ -184,15 +184,16 @@ class WebView extends React.Component<MacOSWebViewProps, State> {
     event.persist(); // persist this event because we need to store it
     const { onError, onLoadEnd } = this.props;
 
-    if (onLoadEnd) {
-      onLoadEnd(event);
-    }
-
     if (onError) {
       onError(event);
     } else {
       console.warn('Encountered an error loading page', event.nativeEvent);
     }
+    
+    if (onLoadEnd) {
+      onLoadEnd(event);
+    }
+    if (event.isDefaultPrevented()) return;
 
     this.setState({
       lastErrorEvent: event.nativeEvent,
diff --git a/src/WebView.windows.tsx b/src/WebView.windows.tsx
index 40b6af5..b64202c 100644
--- a/src/WebView.windows.tsx
+++ b/src/WebView.windows.tsx
@@ -153,19 +153,23 @@ export default class WebView extends React.Component<WebViewSharedProps, State>
 
   onLoadingError = (event: WebViewErrorEvent) => {
     event.persist(); // persist this event because we need to store it
-    const {onError, onLoadEnd} = this.props;
-    if(onError) {
+    const { onError, onLoadEnd } = this.props;
+    if (onError) {
       onError(event);
+    } else {
+      console.warn('Encountered an error loading page', event.nativeEvent);
     }
-    if(onLoadEnd) {
+
+    if (onLoadEnd) {
       onLoadEnd(event);
     }
-    console.error('Encountered an error loading page', event.nativeEvent);
+    if (event.isDefaultPrevented()) return;
+
     this.setState({
       lastErrorEvent: event.nativeEvent,
       viewState: 'ERROR',
     });
-  }
+  };
 
   onLoadingFinish =(event: WebViewNavigationEvent) => {
     const {onLoad, onLoadEnd} = this.props;