diff --git a/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.h b/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.h
index c7d34222..a2da007d 100644
--- a/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.h
+++ b/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ shouldStartLoadForRequest:(NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, id> *)request
 - (void)goForward;
 - (void)goBack;
 - (void)reload;
+- (void)stopLoading;
 - (void)sendToBridge:(NSString *)message;
 
 @end
diff --git a/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.m b/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.m
index 86ddabc4..5849c11f 100644
--- a/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.m
+++ b/ios/RCTWebViewBridge.m
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ - (void)reload
   [_webView reload];
 }
 
+- (void)stopLoading
+{
+  [_webView stopLoading];
+}
+
 - (void)sendToBridge:(NSString *)message
 {
   //we are warpping the send message in a function to make sure that if
diff --git a/ios/RCTWebViewBridgeManager.m b/ios/RCTWebViewBridgeManager.m
index 218cca0e..9a96fb32 100644
--- a/ios/RCTWebViewBridgeManager.m
+++ b/ios/RCTWebViewBridgeManager.m
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ - (UIView *)view
       @"FormSubmitted": @(UIWebViewNavigationTypeFormSubmitted),
       @"BackForward": @(UIWebViewNavigationTypeBackForward),
       @"Reload": @(UIWebViewNavigationTypeReload),
+      @"StopLoading": @(UIWebViewNavigationTypeStopLoading),
       @"FormResubmitted": @(UIWebViewNavigationTypeFormResubmitted),
       @"Other": @(UIWebViewNavigationTypeOther)
     },
@@ -108,6 +109,18 @@ + (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup
   }];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(stopLoading:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag)
+{
+  [self.bridge.uiManager addUIBlock:^(__unused RCTUIManager *uiManager, NSDictionary<NSNumber *, RCTWebViewBridge *> *viewRegistry) {
+    RCTWebViewBridge *view = viewRegistry[reactTag];
+    if (![view isKindOfClass:[RCTWebViewBridge class]]) {
+      RCTLogError(@"Invalid view returned from registry, expecting RCTWebViewBridge, got: %@", view);
+    } else {
+      [view stopLoading];
+    }
+  }];
+}
+
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(sendToBridge:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag
                   value:(NSString*)message)
 {
diff --git a/webview-bridge/index.android.js b/webview-bridge/index.android.js
index 14e5e263..8e2ac10e 100644
--- a/webview-bridge/index.android.js
+++ b/webview-bridge/index.android.js
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ var WebViewBridge = createReactClass({
     );
   },
 
+  stopLoading: function() {
+    UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand(
+      this.getWebViewBridgeHandle(),
+      UIManager.RCTWebViewBridge.Commands.stopLoading,
+      null
+    );
+  },
+
   sendToBridge: function (message: string) {
     UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand(
       this.getWebViewBridgeHandle(),
diff --git a/webview-bridge/index.ios.js b/webview-bridge/index.ios.js
index 1aad6b02..f74b3f0d 100644
--- a/webview-bridge/index.ios.js
+++ b/webview-bridge/index.ios.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ var NavigationType = {
   formsubmit: RCTWebViewBridgeManager.NavigationType.FormSubmitted,
   backforward: RCTWebViewBridgeManager.NavigationType.BackForward,
   reload: RCTWebViewBridgeManager.NavigationType.Reload,
+  stopLoading: RCTWebViewBridgeManager.NavigationType.StopLoading,
   formresubmit: RCTWebViewBridgeManager.NavigationType.FormResubmitted,
   other: RCTWebViewBridgeManager.NavigationType.Other,
 };
@@ -231,6 +232,14 @@ var WebViewBridge = createReactClass({
     );
   },
 
+  stopLoading: function() {
+    UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand(
+      this.getWebViewBridgeHandle(),
+      UIManager.RCTWebViewBridge.Commands.stopLoading,
+      null
+    );
+  },
+
   sendToBridge: function (message: string) {
     WebViewBridgeManager.sendToBridge(this.getWebViewBridgeHandle(), message);
   },