diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
index 0292783..a0df3af 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 @ReactModule(name = RNCWebViewManager.REACT_CLASS)
 public class RNCWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
 
+  public static String activeUrl = null;
   public static final int COMMAND_GO_BACK = 1;
   public static final int COMMAND_GO_FORWARD = 2;
   public static final int COMMAND_RELOAD = 3;
@@ -693,6 +694,7 @@ public class RNCWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
 
     @Override
     public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
+      activeUrl = url;
       dispatchEvent(
         view,
         new TopShouldStartLoadWithRequestEvent(
@@ -847,9 +849,18 @@ public class RNCWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
     @Override
     public void onProgressChanged(WebView webView, int newProgress) {
       super.onProgressChanged(webView, newProgress);
+      final String url = webView.getUrl();
+      if (
+        url != null
+        && activeUrl != null
+        && !url.equals(activeUrl)
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
       WritableMap event = Arguments.createMap();
       event.putDouble("target", webView.getId());
       event.putString("title", webView.getTitle());
+      event.putString("url", url);
       event.putBoolean("canGoBack", webView.canGoBack());
       event.putBoolean("canGoForward", webView.canGoForward());
       event.putDouble("progress", (float) newProgress / 100);
diff --git a/docs/Reference.md b/docs/Reference.md
index a41487f..69066f9 100644
--- a/docs/Reference.md
+++ b/docs/Reference.md
@@ -311,10 +311,6 @@ url
 
 Function that is invoked when the `WebView` is loading.
 
-> **_Note_**
->
-> On android, You can't get the url property, meaning that `event.nativeEvent.url` will be null.
-
 | Type     | Required |
 | -------- | -------- |
 | function | No       |