diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index 0c62b769..4d01f586 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -783,6 +783,9 @@ public class CordovaWebView extends WebView {
     
     public void handleDestroy()
     {
+        // Cancel pending timeout timer.
+        loadUrlTimeout++;
+
         // Send destroy event to JavaScript
         this.loadUrl("javascript:try{cordova.require('cordova/channel').onDestroy.fire();}catch(e){console.log('exception firing destroy event from native');};");