diff --git a/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/HybridJavaScriptInterface.java b/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/HybridJavaScriptInterface.java
index 74638e8f20e9..1cca8de26564 100644
--- a/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/HybridJavaScriptInterface.java
+++ b/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/HybridJavaScriptInterface.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
-public interface HybridJavaScriptInterface {
-    void sendMessage(@NonNull String message);
+public abstract class HybridJavaScriptInterface {
+    @android.webkit.JavascriptInterface
+    public abstract void sendMessage(@NonNull String message);
 }
diff --git a/src/Core/src/Handlers/HybridWebView/HybridWebViewHandler.Android.cs b/src/Core/src/Handlers/HybridWebView/HybridWebViewHandler.Android.cs
index 4164f0e17b61..495fdbfd5128 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Handlers/HybridWebView/HybridWebViewHandler.Android.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Handlers/HybridWebView/HybridWebViewHandler.Android.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ protected override AWebView CreatePlatformView()
 			return platformView;
 		}
 
-		private sealed class HybridWebViewJavaScriptInterface : Java.Lang.Object, IHybridJavaScriptInterface
+		private sealed class HybridWebViewJavaScriptInterface : HybridJavaScriptInterface
 		{
 			private readonly WeakReference<HybridWebViewHandler> _hybridWebViewHandler;
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public HybridWebViewJavaScriptInterface(HybridWebViewHandler hybridWebViewHandle
 			private HybridWebViewHandler? Handler => _hybridWebViewHandler is not null && _hybridWebViewHandler.TryGetTarget(out var h) ? h : null;
 
 			[JavascriptInterface]
-			public void SendMessage(string message)
+			public override void SendMessage(string message)
 			{
 				Handler?.MessageReceived(message);
 			}
diff --git a/src/Core/src/maui.aar b/src/Core/src/maui.aar
index 496804b74185..91df1914b88b 100644
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