diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
index e042a505d..1ad2a567e 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ public void onDropViewInstance(WebView webView) {
     super.onDropViewInstance(webView);
     ((ThemedReactContext) webView.getContext()).removeLifecycleEventListener((RNCWebView) webView);
     ((RNCWebView) webView).cleanupCallbacksAndDestroy();
+    mWebChromeClient = null;
   }
 
   public static RNCWebViewModule getModule(ReactContext reactContext) {