diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RCTWebViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RCTWebViewManager.java
index f26f1d3..06cb3d0 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RCTWebViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RCTWebViewManager.java
@@ -589,6 +589,13 @@ public class RCTWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
     }
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = "allowFileAccess")
+  public void setAllowFileAccess(
+    WebView view,
+    @Nullable Boolean allowFileAccess) {
+    view.getSettings().setAllowFileAccess(allowFileAccess != null && allowFileAccess);
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = "geolocationEnabled")
   public void setGeolocationEnabled(
     WebView view,
diff --git a/js/WebView.android.js b/js/WebView.android.js
index d2c8338..2e38c1b 100644
--- a/js/WebView.android.js
+++ b/js/WebView.android.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class WebView extends React.Component<WebViewSharedProps, State> {
     javaScriptEnabled: true,
     thirdPartyCookiesEnabled: true,
     scalesPageToFit: true,
+    allowFileAccess: false,
     saveFormDataDisabled: false,
     originWhitelist: WebViewShared.defaultOriginWhitelist,
   };
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ class WebView extends React.Component<WebViewSharedProps, State> {
         style={webViewStyles}
         source={resolveAssetSource(source)}
         scalesPageToFit={this.props.scalesPageToFit}
+        allowFileAccess={this.props.allowFileAccess}
         injectedJavaScript={this.props.injectedJavaScript}
         userAgent={this.props.userAgent}
         javaScriptEnabled={this.props.javaScriptEnabled}
diff --git a/js/WebViewTypes.js b/js/WebViewTypes.js
index ca3e31e..5731787 100644
--- a/js/WebViewTypes.js
+++ b/js/WebViewTypes.js
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ export type AndroidWebViewProps = $ReadOnly<{|
    */
   allowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs?: ?boolean,
 
+  /**
+   * Sets whether the webview allow access to file system.
+   * @platform android
+   */
+  allowFileAccess?: ?boolean,
+
   /**
    * Used on Android only, controls whether form autocomplete data should be saved
    * @platform android