diff --git a/docs/Reference.md b/docs/Reference.md
index 773d31a..3ae2348 100644
--- a/docs/Reference.md
+++ b/docs/Reference.md
@@ -686,11 +686,11 @@ Boolean value to control whether DOM Storage is enabled. Used only in Android.
 
 ### `javaScriptEnabled`
 
-Boolean value to enable JavaScript in the `WebView`. Used on Android only as JavaScript is enabled by default on iOS. The default value is `true`.
+Boolean value to enable JavaScript in the `WebView`. The default value is `true`.
 
-| Type | Required | Platform |
-| ---- | -------- | -------- |
-| bool | No       | Android  |
+| Type | Required |
+| ---- | -------- |
+| bool | No       |
 
 ---
 
@@ -914,9 +914,9 @@ Set whether Geolocation is enabled in the `WebView`. The default value is `false
 
 Boolean that sets whether JavaScript running in the context of a file scheme URL should be allowed to access content from other file scheme URLs. The default value is `false`.
 
-| Type | Required | Platform |
-| ---- | -------- | -------- |
-| bool | No       | Android  |
+| Type | Required |
+| ---- | -------- |
+| bool | No       |
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/ios/RNCWebView.h b/ios/RNCWebView.h
index 88e15a9..ed67b4c 100644
--- a/ios/RNCWebView.h
+++ b/ios/RNCWebView.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString * _Nullable applicationNameForUserAgent;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL cacheEnabled;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL javaScriptEnabled;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL allowFileAccessFromFileURLs;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL allowsLinkPreview;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL showsHorizontalScrollIndicator;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL showsVerticalScrollIndicator;
diff --git a/ios/RNCWebView.m b/ios/RNCWebView.m
index 5620f56..a05a982 100644
--- a/ios/RNCWebView.m
+++ b/ios/RNCWebView.m
@@ -138,8 +138,16 @@ static NSDictionary* customCertificatesForHost;
   if (self.window != nil && _webView == nil) {
     WKWebViewConfiguration *wkWebViewConfig = [WKWebViewConfiguration new];
     WKPreferences *prefs = [[WKPreferences alloc]init];
+    BOOL _prefsUsed = NO;
     if (!_javaScriptEnabled) {
       prefs.javaScriptEnabled = NO;
+      _prefsUsed = YES;
+    }
+    if (_allowFileAccessFromFileURLs) {
+      [prefs setValue:@TRUE forKey:@"allowFileAccessFromFileURLs"];
+      _prefsUsed = YES;
+    }
+    if (_prefsUsed) {
       wkWebViewConfig.preferences = prefs;
     }
     if (_incognito) {
diff --git a/ios/RNCWebViewManager.m b/ios/RNCWebViewManager.m
index acd2237..7d74468 100644
--- a/ios/RNCWebViewManager.m
+++ b/ios/RNCWebViewManager.m
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onContentProcessDidTerminate, RCTDirectEventBlock)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(injectedJavaScript, NSString)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(injectedJavaScriptBeforeContentLoaded, NSString)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(javaScriptEnabled, BOOL)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(allowFileAccessFromFileURLs, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(allowsInlineMediaPlayback, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction, BOOL)
 #if WEBKIT_IOS_10_APIS_AVAILABLE