diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
index 8931b518..d5667148 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class CordovaActivity extends Activity implements CordovaInterface {
      * require a more specialized web view.
      */
     protected CordovaWebView makeWebView() {
-        String r = this.getStringProperty("webView", "org.apache.cordova.AndroidWebView");
+        String r = this.getStringProperty("webView", "org.apache.cordova.Android").concat("WebView");
 
         try {
             Class webViewClass = Class.forName(r);
@@ -254,6 +254,39 @@ public class CordovaActivity extends Activity implements CordovaInterface {
      * @param webView the default constructed web view object
      */
     protected CordovaWebViewClient makeWebViewClient(CordovaWebView webView) {
+    	String r = this.getStringProperty("webView", "org.apache.cordova.Android").concat("WebViewClient");
+
+        try {
+            Class webViewClientClass = Class.forName(r);
+            Constructor<CordovaWebViewClient> [] webViewClientConstructors = webViewClientClass.getConstructors();
+            
+            
+            if(CordovaWebViewClient.class.isAssignableFrom(webViewClientClass)) {
+            	for (Constructor<CordovaWebViewClient> constructor : webViewClientConstructors) {
+            		try {
+            			CordovaWebViewClient webViewClient =  (CordovaWebViewClient) constructor.newInstance(this, webView);
+                        return webViewClient;
+            		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                        LOG.e(TAG, "Illegal arguments, try next constructor.");
+                    }
+            	}
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                LOG.e(TAG, "The WebView Engine is NOT a proper WebView, defaulting to system WebView");
+            }
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "The WebView Engine was not found, defaulting to system WebView");
+        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "Unable to instantiate the WebView, defaulting to system WebView");
+        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "Illegal Access to Constructor.  This should never happen, defaulting to system WebView");
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "The WebView does not implement the default constructor, defaulting to system WebView");
+        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "Invocation Target Exception! Reflection is hard, defaulting to system WebView");
+        }
+
         if(android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
             return (CordovaWebViewClient) new AndroidWebViewClient(this, webView);
         } else {
@@ -270,6 +303,39 @@ public class CordovaActivity extends Activity implements CordovaInterface {
      * @param webView the default constructed web view object
      */
     protected CordovaChromeClient makeChromeClient(CordovaWebView webView) {
+    	String r = this.getStringProperty("webView", "org.apache.cordova.Android").concat("ChromeClient");
+
+        try {
+            Class chromeClientClass = Class.forName(r);
+            Constructor<CordovaChromeClient> [] chromeClientConstructors = chromeClientClass.getConstructors();
+            
+            
+            if(CordovaChromeClient.class.isAssignableFrom(chromeClientClass)) {
+            	for (Constructor<CordovaChromeClient> constructor : chromeClientConstructors) {
+            		try {
+            			CordovaChromeClient chromeClient =  (CordovaChromeClient) constructor.newInstance(this, webView);
+            			return chromeClient;
+            		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                        LOG.e(TAG, "Illegal arguments, try next constructor.");
+                    }
+            	}
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                LOG.e(TAG, "The WebView Engine is NOT a proper WebView, defaulting to system WebView");
+            }
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "The WebView Engine was not found, defaulting to system WebView");
+        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "Unable to instantiate the WebView, defaulting to system WebView");
+        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "Illegal Access to Constructor.  This should never happen, defaulting to system WebView");
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "The WebView does not implement the default constructor, defaulting to system WebView");
+        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+            LOG.e(TAG, "Invocation Target Exception! Reflection is hard, defaulting to system WebView");
+        }
+
         return (CordovaChromeClient) new AndroidChromeClient(this, webView);
     }