diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
index 702c1a427..efdb92a6b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
@@ -702,6 +702,65 @@ public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, WebResourceRequest request
       return this.shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view, url);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onReceivedSslError(final WebView webView, final SslErrorHandler handler, final SslError error) {
+        // onReceivedSslError is called for most requests, per Android docs: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebViewClient#onReceivedSslError(android.webkit.WebView,%2520android.webkit.SslErrorHandler,%2520android.net.http.SslError)
+        // WebView.getUrl() will return the top-level window URL.
+        // If a top-level navigation triggers this error handler, the top-level URL will be the failing URL (not the URL of the currently-rendered page).
+        // This is desired behavior. We later use these values to determine whether the request is a top-level navigation or a subresource request.
+        String topWindowUrl = webView.getUrl();
+        String failingUrl = error.getUrl();
+        
+        // Cancel request after obtaining top-level URL.
+        // If request is cancelled before obtaining top-level URL, undesired behavior may occur.
+        // Undesired behavior: Return value of WebView.getUrl() may be the current URL instead of the failing URL.
+        handler.cancel();
+
+        if (!topWindowUrl.equalsIgnoreCase(failingUrl)) {
+          // If error is not due to top-level navigation, then do not call onReceivedError()
+          Log.w("RNCWebViewManager", "Resource blocked from loading due to SSL error. Blocked URL: "+failingUrl);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        int code = error.getPrimaryError();
+        String description = "";
+        String descriptionPrefix = "SSL error: ";
+
+        // https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/http/SslError.html
+        switch (code) {
+          case SslError.SSL_DATE_INVALID:
+            description = "The date of the certificate is invalid";
+            break;
+          case SslError.SSL_EXPIRED:
+            description = "The certificate has expired";
+            break;
+          case SslError.SSL_IDMISMATCH:
+            description = "Hostname mismatch";
+            break;
+          case SslError.SSL_INVALID:
+            description = "A generic error occurred";
+            break;
+          case SslError.SSL_NOTYETVALID:
+            description = "The certificate is not yet valid";
+            break;
+          case SslError.SSL_UNTRUSTED:
+            description = "The certificate authority is not trusted";
+            break;
+          default:
+            description = "Unknown SSL Error";
+            break;
+        }
+
+        description = descriptionPrefix + description;
+
+        this.onReceivedError(
+          webView,
+          code,
+          description,
+          failingUrl
+        );
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onReceivedError(
       WebView webView,