diff --git a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/widget/webview/TiUIWebView.java b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/widget/webview/TiUIWebView.java
index 878c02d1f97..db93152c3f7 100644
--- a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/widget/webview/TiUIWebView.java
+++ b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/widget/webview/TiUIWebView.java
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ public TiUIWebView(TiViewProxy proxy)
 		webView.setWebChromeClient(chromeClient);
 		client = new TiWebViewClient(this, webView);
 		webView.setWebViewClient(client);
+		//setLayerType() is supported in API 11+
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
+			webView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, null);
+		}
 		webView.client = client;
 
 		if (proxy instanceof WebViewProxy) {