diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
index 716a212e..80dfa431 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
@@ -46,4 +46,9 @@ public class YogaConfig {
   public void setExperimentalFeatureEnabled(YogaExperimentalFeature feature, boolean enabled) {
     jni_YGConfigSetExperimentalFeatureEnabled(mNativePointer, feature.intValue(), enabled);
   }
+
+  private native void jni_YGConfigSetUseWebDefaults(long nativePointer, boolean useWebDefaults);
+  public void setUseWebDefaults(boolean useWebDefaults) {
+    jni_YGConfigSetUseWebDefaults(mNativePointer, useWebDefaults);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp b/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp
index 72e704c8..5e3c0b56 100644
--- a/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@ void jni_YGConfigSetExperimentalFeatureEnabled(alias_ref<jobject>, jlong nativeP
   YGConfigSetExperimentalFeatureEnabled(config, static_cast<YGExperimentalFeature>(feature), enabled);
 }
 
+void jni_YGConfigSetUseWebDefaults(alias_ref<jobject>, jlong nativePointer, jboolean useWebDefaults) {
+  const YGConfigRef config = _jlong2YGConfigRef(nativePointer);
+  YGConfigSetUseWebDefaults(config, useWebDefaults);
+}
+
 jint jni_YGNodeGetInstanceCount(alias_ref<jclass> clazz) {
   return YGNodeGetInstanceCount();
 }
@@ -476,6 +481,7 @@ jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *vm, void *) {
                         YGMakeNativeMethod(jni_YGConfigNew),
                         YGMakeNativeMethod(jni_YGConfigFree),
                         YGMakeNativeMethod(jni_YGConfigSetExperimentalFeatureEnabled),
+                        YGMakeNativeMethod(jni_YGConfigSetUseWebDefaults),
                     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java b/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java
index 5b21a28e..64df0fe4 100644
--- a/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java
+++ b/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ public class YogaNodeTest {
     assertEquals(4, (int) node.getLayoutBorder(YogaEdge.BOTTOM));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testUseWebDefaults() {
+    final YogaConfig config = new YogaConfig();
+    config.setUseWebDefaults(true);
+    final YogaNode node = new YogaNode(config);
+    assertEquals(YogaFlexDirection.ROW, node.getFlexDirection());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testPercentPaddingOnRoot() {
     final YogaNode node = new YogaNode();