diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
index b5bc69eab..506477b53 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
@@ -254,7 +254,12 @@ private void loadWebView() {
         // Start the local web server
         JSInjector injector = getJSInjector();
         if (WebViewFeature.isFeatureSupported(WebViewFeature.DOCUMENT_START_SCRIPT)) {
-            WebViewCompat.addDocumentStartJavaScript(webView, injector.getScriptString(), Collections.singleton(appUrl));
+            String allowedOrigin = appUrl;
+            Uri appUri = Uri.parse(appUrl);
+            if (appUri.getPath() != null) {
+                allowedOrigin = appUri.toString().replace(appUri.getPath(), "");
+            }
+            WebViewCompat.addDocumentStartJavaScript(webView, injector.getScriptString(), Collections.singleton(allowedOrigin));
             injector = null;
         }
         localServer = new WebViewLocalServer(context, this, injector, authorities, html5mode);