diff --git a/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.android.js b/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.android.js
index e6c879bc4e80ab..e8bee18a37a4a5 100644
--- a/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.android.js
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class RCTNetworking extends NativeEventEmitter {
     responseType: 'text' | 'base64',
     incrementalUpdates: boolean,
     timeout: number,
-    callback: (requestId: number) => any
+    callback: (requestId: number) => any,
+    withCredentials: boolean
   ) {
     const body = convertRequestBody(data);
     if (body && body.formData) {
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ class RCTNetworking extends NativeEventEmitter {
       {...body, trackingName},
       responseType,
       incrementalUpdates,
-      timeout
+      timeout,
+      withCredentials
     );
     callback(requestId);
   }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModule.java
index d5396c1840a098..dce9dc31193f4d 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModule.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 import okhttp3.Call;
 import okhttp3.Callback;
+import okhttp3.CookieJar;
 import okhttp3.Headers;
 import okhttp3.Interceptor;
 import okhttp3.JavaNetCookieJar;
@@ -167,7 +168,8 @@ public void sendRequest(
       ReadableMap data,
       final String responseType,
       final boolean useIncrementalUpdates,
-      int timeout) {
+      int timeout,
+      boolean withCredentials) {
     Request.Builder requestBuilder = new Request.Builder().url(url);
 
     if (requestId != 0) {
@@ -177,6 +179,10 @@ public void sendRequest(
     final RCTDeviceEventEmitter eventEmitter = getEventEmitter(executorToken);
     OkHttpClient.Builder clientBuilder = mClient.newBuilder();
 
+    if (!withCredentials) {
+      clientBuilder.cookieJar(CookieJar.NO_COOKIES);
+    }
+
     // If JS is listening for progress updates, install a ProgressResponseBody that intercepts the
     // response and counts bytes received.
     if (useIncrementalUpdates) {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModuleTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModuleTest.java
index 8849002c068e16..fc9b5adb926c05 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModuleTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModuleTest.java
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
       /* body */ null,
       /* responseType */ "text",
       /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-      /* timeout */ 0);
+      /* timeout */ 0,
+      /* withCredentials */ false);
 
     ArgumentCaptor<Request> argumentCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Request.class);
     verify(httpClient).newCall(argumentCaptor.capture());
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ public void testFailGetWithInvalidHeadersStruct() throws Exception {
       /* body */ null,
       /* responseType */ "text",
       /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-      /* timeout */ 0);
+      /* timeout */ 0,
+      /* withCredentials */ false);
 
     verifyErrorEmit(emitter, 0);
   }
@@ -166,7 +168,8 @@ public void testFailPostWithoutContentType() throws Exception {
       body,
       /* responseType */ "text",
       /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-      /* timeout */ 0);
+      /* timeout */ 0,
+      /* withCredentials */ false);
 
     verifyErrorEmit(emitter, 0);
   }
@@ -227,7 +230,8 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
       body,
       /* responseType */ "text",
       /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-      /* timeout */ 0);
+      /* timeout */ 0,
+      /* withCredentials */ false);
 
     ArgumentCaptor<Request> argumentCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Request.class);
     verify(httpClient).newCall(argumentCaptor.capture());
@@ -270,7 +274,8 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
       null,
       /* responseType */ "text",
       /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-      /* timeout */ 0);
+      /* timeout */ 0,
+      /* withCredentials */ false);
     ArgumentCaptor<Request> argumentCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Request.class);
     verify(httpClient).newCall(argumentCaptor.capture());
     Headers requestHeaders = argumentCaptor.getValue().headers();
@@ -324,7 +329,8 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
       body,
       /* responseType */ "text",
       /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-      /* timeout */ 0);
+      /* timeout */ 0,
+      /* withCredentials */ false);
 
     // verify url, method, headers
     ArgumentCaptor<Request> argumentCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Request.class);
@@ -389,7 +395,8 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
       body,
       /* responseType */ "text",
       /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-      /* timeout */ 0);
+      /* timeout */ 0,
+      /* withCredentials */ false);
 
     // verify url, method, headers
     ArgumentCaptor<Request> argumentCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Request.class);
@@ -492,7 +499,8 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
       body,
       /* responseType */ "text",
       /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-      /* timeout */ 0);
+      /* timeout */ 0,
+      /* withCredentials */ false);
 
     // verify RequestBodyPart for image
     PowerMockito.verifyStatic(times(1));
@@ -556,7 +564,8 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
         null,
         /* responseType */ "text",
         /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-        0);
+        /* timeout */ 0,
+        /* withCredentials */ false);
     }
     verify(httpClient, times(3)).newCall(any(Request.class));
 
@@ -606,7 +615,8 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
         null,
         /* responseType */ "text",
         /* useIncrementalUpdates*/ true,
-        0);
+        /* timeout */ 0,
+        /* withCredentials */ false);
     }
     verify(httpClient, times(3)).newCall(any(Request.class));