diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/webviewflutter/FlutterWebView.java b/packages/webview_flutter/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/webviewflutter/FlutterWebView.java
index 1ff869b04c61..d94593981183 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/webviewflutter/FlutterWebView.java
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/webviewflutter/FlutterWebView.java
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.webkit.WebStorage;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
+import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.BinaryMessenger;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel;
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ public class FlutterWebView implements PlatformView, MethodCallHandler {
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   FlutterWebView(Context context, BinaryMessenger messenger, int id, Map<String, Object> params) {
     webView = new WebView(context);
-    // Allow local storage.
-    webView.getSettings().setDomStorageEnabled(true);
 
     methodChannel = new MethodChannel(messenger, "plugins.flutter.io/webview_" + id);
     methodChannel.setMethodCallHandler(this);
@@ -37,6 +35,19 @@ public class FlutterWebView implements PlatformView, MethodCallHandler {
       String url = (String) params.get("initialUrl");
       webView.loadUrl(url);
     }
+
+    if (params.containsKey("enableJavascriptRedirects")) {
+      boolean enableJavascriptRedirects = (boolean) params.get("enableJavascriptRedirects");
+      if (enableJavascriptRedirects) {
+        webView.setWebViewClient(
+            new WebViewClient() {
+              @Override
+              public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
+                return false;
+              }
+            });
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -80,9 +91,6 @@ public void onMethodCall(MethodCall methodCall, Result result) {
       case "removeJavascriptChannels":
         removeJavaScriptChannels(methodCall, result);
         break;
-      case "clearCache":
-        clearCache(result);
-        break;
       default:
         result.notImplemented();
     }
@@ -94,6 +102,12 @@ private void loadUrl(MethodCall methodCall, Result result) {
     result.success(null);
   }
 
+  private void doJavascriptRedirect(MethodCall methodCall, Result result) {
+    String url = (String) methodCall.arguments;
+    webView.loadUrl(url);
+    result.success(null);
+  }
+
   private void canGoBack(MethodCall methodCall, Result result) {
     result.success(webView.canGoBack());
   }
@@ -162,12 +176,6 @@ private void removeJavaScriptChannels(MethodCall methodCall, Result result) {
     result.success(null);
   }
 
-  private void clearCache(Result result) {
-    webView.clearCache(true);
-    WebStorage.getInstance().deleteAllData();
-    result.success(null);
-  }
-
   private void applySettings(Map<String, Object> settings) {
     for (String key : settings.keySet()) {
       switch (key) {
@@ -201,7 +209,5 @@ private void registerJavaScriptChannelNames(List<String> channelNames) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void dispose() {
-    methodChannel.setMethodCallHandler(null);
-  }
+  public void dispose() {}
 }
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/example/lib/main.dart
index 4e3fe6cbdbdd..174624974702 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class WebViewExample extends StatelessWidget {
         return WebView(
           initialUrl: 'https://flutter.io',
           javascriptMode: JavascriptMode.unrestricted,
+          enableJavascriptRedirects: true,
           onWebViewCreated: (WebViewController webViewController) {
             _controller.complete(webViewController);
           },
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/lib/webview_flutter.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/lib/webview_flutter.dart
index a4bb285a2d8d..2393105e5b08 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/lib/webview_flutter.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/lib/webview_flutter.dart
@@ -79,9 +79,13 @@ class WebView extends StatefulWidget {
     this.javascriptMode = JavascriptMode.disabled,
     this.javascriptChannels,
     this.gestureRecognizers,
+    this.enableJavascriptRedirects,
   })  : assert(javascriptMode != null),
         super(key: key);
 
+  /// enables javascript redirect if sets to true
+  final bool enableJavascriptRedirects;
+
   /// If not null invoked once the web view is created.
   final WebViewCreatedCallback onWebViewCreated;
 
@@ -229,15 +233,18 @@ Set<String> _extractChannelNames(Set<JavascriptChannel> channels) {
 
 class _CreationParams {
   _CreationParams(
-      {this.initialUrl, this.settings, this.javascriptChannelNames});
+      {this.initialUrl,
+      this.settings,
+      this.javascriptChannelNames,
+      this.enableJavascriptRedirects});
 
   static _CreationParams fromWidget(WebView widget) {
     return _CreationParams(
-      initialUrl: widget.initialUrl,
-      settings: _WebSettings.fromWidget(widget),
-      javascriptChannelNames:
-          _extractChannelNames(widget.javascriptChannels).toList(),
-    );
+        initialUrl: widget.initialUrl,
+        settings: _WebSettings.fromWidget(widget),
+        javascriptChannelNames:
+            _extractChannelNames(widget.javascriptChannels).toList(),
+        enableJavascriptRedirects: widget.enableJavascriptRedirects);
   }
 
   final String initialUrl;
@@ -246,11 +253,14 @@ class _CreationParams {
 
   final List<String> javascriptChannelNames;
 
+  final bool enableJavascriptRedirects;
+
   Map<String, dynamic> toMap() {
     return <String, dynamic>{
       'initialUrl': initialUrl,
       'settings': settings.toMap(),
       'javascriptChannelNames': javascriptChannelNames,
+      'enableJavascriptRedirects': enableJavascriptRedirects
     };
   }
 }