diff --git a/src/android/InAppBrowser.java b/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
index b912439..256c064 100644
--- a/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
+++ b/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
@@ -820,6 +820,45 @@ public class InAppBrowser extends CordovaPlugin {
         }
 
 
+        /*
+         * onPageStarted fires the LOAD_START_EVENT
+         *
+         * @param view
+         * @param url
+         * @param favicon
+         */
+        @Override
+        public void onPageStarted(WebView view, String url, Bitmap favicon) {
+            super.onPageStarted(view, url, favicon);
+            String newloc = "";
+            if (url.startsWith("http:") || url.startsWith("https:") || url.startsWith("file:")) {
+                newloc = url;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Assume that everything is HTTP at this point, because if we don't specify,
+                // it really should be.  Complain loudly about this!!!
+                LOG.e(LOG_TAG, "Possible Uncaught/Unknown URI");
+                newloc = "http://" + url;
+            }
+
+            // Update the UI if we haven't already
+            if (!newloc.equals(edittext.getText().toString())) {
+                edittext.setText(newloc);
+             }
+
+            try {
+                JSONObject obj = new JSONObject();
+                obj.put("type", LOAD_START_EVENT);
+                obj.put("url", newloc);
+                sendUpdate(obj, true);
+            } catch (JSONException ex) {
+                LOG.e(LOG_TAG, "URI passed in has caused a JSON error.");
+            }
+        }
+
+
+
         public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url) {
             super.onPageFinished(view, url);