diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java
index 1a80722fe0..6507018518 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Picture;
@@ -136,9 +137,13 @@ public class ReactWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
             url.startsWith("file://")) {
           return false;
         } else {
-          Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url));
-          intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
-          view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
+          try {
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url));
+            intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+            view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
+          } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+            FLog.w(ReactConstants.TAG, "activity not found to handle uri scheme for: " + url, e);
+          }
           return true;
         }
     }