diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/ForwardingCookieHandler.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/ForwardingCookieHandler.java
index 79d10d098b496d..c77906f47e844a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/ForwardingCookieHandler.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/ForwardingCookieHandler.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public void destroy() {
     }
   }
 
-  private void addCookies(final String url, final List<String> cookies) {
+  public void addCookies(final String url, final List<String> cookies) {
     final CookieManager cookieManager = getCookieManager();
     if (cookieManager == null) return;