diff --git a/src/Compatibility/Core/src/Android/Renderers/WebViewRenderer.cs b/src/Compatibility/Core/src/Android/Renderers/WebViewRenderer.cs
index 82b35b7a1cc1..b0097aa8c767 100644
--- a/src/Compatibility/Core/src/Android/Renderers/WebViewRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Compatibility/Core/src/Android/Renderers/WebViewRenderer.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Android.Content;
 using Android.Webkit;
+using System.Web;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Internals;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Platform;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.PlatformConfiguration.AndroidSpecific;
@@ -48,7 +49,24 @@ void LoadUrl(string url, bool fireNavigatingCanceled)
 			if (!fireNavigatingCanceled || !SendNavigatingCanceled(url))
 			{
 				_eventState = WebNavigationEvent.NewPage;
-				if (url != null && !url.StartsWith('/') && !Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(url, UriKind.Absolute))
+				
+				string? encodedUrl = url;
+				if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(encodedUrl))
+				{
+					int questionMarkIndex = encodedUrl.IndexOf('?', StringComparison.InvariantCulture);
+
+					if (questionMarkIndex != -1)
+					{
+						string baseUrl = encodedUrl.Substring(0, questionMarkIndex + 1);
+						string queryString = encodedUrl.Substring(questionMarkIndex + 1);
+
+						// URI encode the part after the '?'
+						string encodedPart = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(queryString);
+						encodedUrl = baseUrl + encodedPart;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (url != null && !url.StartsWith('/') && !Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(encodedUrl, UriKind.Absolute))
 				{
 					// URLs like "index.html" can't possibly load, so try "file:///android_asset/index.html"
 					url = AssetBaseUrl + url;
diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiWebView.cs b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiWebView.cs
index 807e7d705e83..10d9470f4f4f 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiWebView.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiWebView.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Web;
 using Android.Content;
 using Android.Webkit;
 
@@ -32,7 +33,23 @@ void IWebViewDelegate.LoadUrl(string? url)
 					_handler.CurrentNavigationEvent = WebNavigationEvent.NewPage;
 				}
 
-				if (url != null && !url.StartsWith('/') && !Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(url, UriKind.Absolute))
+				string? encodedUrl = url;
+				if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(encodedUrl))
+				{
+					int questionMarkIndex = encodedUrl.IndexOf('?', StringComparison.InvariantCulture);
+
+					if (questionMarkIndex != -1)
+					{
+						string baseUrl = encodedUrl.Substring(0, questionMarkIndex + 1);
+						string queryString = encodedUrl.Substring(questionMarkIndex + 1);
+
+						// URI encode the part after the '?'
+						string encodedPart = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(queryString);
+						encodedUrl = baseUrl + encodedPart;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (url != null && !url.StartsWith('/') && !Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(encodedUrl, UriKind.Absolute))
 				{
 					// URLs like "index.html" can't possibly load, so try "file:///android_asset/index.html"
 					url = AssetBaseUrl + url;