diff --git a/.changes/setWebview-jni-crash.md b/.changes/setWebview-jni-crash.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca444fea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/setWebview-jni-crash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"wry": patch
+---
+
+On Android, make `WryActivity.setWebview` method public to prevent JNI crashes.
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diff --git a/src/android/kotlin/WryActivity.kt b/src/android/kotlin/WryActivity.kt
index 1ed332f9f..9ef0c38f1 100644
--- a/src/android/kotlin/WryActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/kotlin/WryActivity.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ abstract class WryActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
     open fun onWebViewCreate(webView: WebView) { }
 
-    private fun setWebView(webView: RustWebView) {
+    fun setWebView(webView: RustWebView) {
         mWebView = webView
         onWebViewCreate(webView)
     }