diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
index a940dd5d..4e86dba8 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class AndroidWebView extends WebView implements CordovaWebView {
         {
             Log.d(TAG, "Your activity must implement CordovaInterface to work");
         }
-        this.setWebChromeClient((CordovaChromeClient) new AndroidChromeClient(this.cordova, this));
+        this.setWebChromeClient(this.makeChromeClient());
         this.initWebViewClient(this.cordova);
         this.loadConfiguration();
         this.setup();
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class AndroidWebView extends WebView implements CordovaWebView {
         {
             Log.d(TAG, "Your activity must implement CordovaInterface to work");
         }
-        this.setWebChromeClient((CordovaChromeClient) new AndroidChromeClient(this.cordova, this));
+        this.setWebChromeClient(this.makeChromeClient());
         this.loadConfiguration();
         this.setup();
     }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class AndroidWebView extends WebView implements CordovaWebView {
         {
             Log.d(TAG, "Your activity must implement CordovaInterface to work");
         }
-        this.setWebChromeClient((CordovaChromeClient) new AndroidChromeClient(this.cordova));
+        this.setWebChromeClient(this.makeChromeClient());
         this.initWebViewClient(this.cordova);
         this.loadConfiguration();
         this.setup();
@@ -224,15 +224,7 @@ public class AndroidWebView extends WebView implements CordovaWebView {
      * set the WebViewClient, but provide special case handling for IceCreamSandwich.
      */
     private void initWebViewClient(CordovaInterface cordova) {
-        if(android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB ||
-                android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)
-        {
-            this.setWebViewClient((CordovaWebViewClient) new AndroidWebViewClient(this.cordova, this));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            this.setWebViewClient((CordovaWebViewClient) new IceCreamCordovaWebViewClient(this.cordova, this));
-        }
+        this.setWebViewClient(this.makeWebViewClient());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1082,4 +1074,18 @@ public class AndroidWebView extends WebView implements CordovaWebView {
     public View getView() {
         return this;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public CordovaWebViewClient makeWebViewClient() {
+        if(android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
+            return (CordovaWebViewClient) new AndroidWebViewClient(this.cordova, this);
+        } else {
+            return (CordovaWebViewClient) new IceCreamCordovaWebViewClient(this.cordova, this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CordovaChromeClient makeChromeClient() {
+        return (CordovaChromeClient) new AndroidChromeClient(this.cordova, this);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
index 8931b518..a161bf8f 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
@@ -222,8 +222,14 @@ public class CordovaActivity extends Activity implements CordovaInterface {
             
             
             if(CordovaWebView.class.isAssignableFrom(webViewClass)) {
-                CordovaWebView webView =  (CordovaWebView) webViewConstructors[0].newInstance(this);
-                return webView;
+                for (Constructor<CordovaWebView> constructor : webViewConstructors) {
+                    try {
+                        CordovaWebView webView =  (CordovaWebView) constructor.newInstance(this);
+                        return webView;
+                    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                        LOG.e(TAG, "Illegal arguments, try next constructor.");
+                    }
+                }
             }
             else
             {
@@ -254,11 +260,7 @@ public class CordovaActivity extends Activity implements CordovaInterface {
      * @param webView the default constructed web view object
      */
     protected CordovaWebViewClient makeWebViewClient(CordovaWebView webView) {
-        if(android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
-            return (CordovaWebViewClient) new AndroidWebViewClient(this, webView);
-        } else {
-            return (CordovaWebViewClient) new IceCreamCordovaWebViewClient(this, webView);
-        }
+    	return webView.makeWebViewClient();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ public class CordovaActivity extends Activity implements CordovaInterface {
      * @param webView the default constructed web view object
      */
     protected CordovaChromeClient makeChromeClient(CordovaWebView webView) {
-        return (CordovaChromeClient) new AndroidChromeClient(this, webView);
+    	return webView.makeChromeClient();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index d23baeec..fe043901 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ public interface CordovaWebView {
     Object jsMessageQueue = null;
 
     View getView();
+    
+    CordovaWebViewClient makeWebViewClient();
+    
+    CordovaChromeClient makeChromeClient();
 
     void setWebViewClient(CordovaWebViewClient webViewClient);