diff --git a/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.h b/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.h
index 75b84eb1224354..5a91bd0a71fa3a 100644
--- a/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.h
+++ b/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.h
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #import <React/RCTInvalidating.h>
 #import <React/RCTURLRequestHandler.h>
 
+typedef NSURLSessionConfiguration* (^NSURLSessionConfigurationProvider)(void);
+/**
+ *  The block provided via this function will provide the NSURLSessionConfiguration for all HTTP requests made by the app.
+*/
+RCT_EXTERN void RCTSetCustomNSURLSessionConfigurationProvider(NSURLSessionConfigurationProvider);
 /**
  * This is the default RCTURLRequestHandler implementation for HTTP requests.
  */
diff --git a/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.mm b/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.mm
index b7f524395a77c6..d160a9e72f9e4f 100644
--- a/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.mm
+++ b/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.mm
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ @interface RCTHTTPRequestHandler () <NSURLSessionDataDelegate, RCTTurboModule>
 
 @end
 
+static NSURLSessionConfigurationProvider urlSessionConfigurationProvider;
+
+void RCTSetCustomNSURLSessionConfigurationProvider(NSURLSessionConfigurationProvider provider) {
+  urlSessionConfigurationProvider = provider;
+}
+
 @implementation RCTHTTPRequestHandler
 {
   NSMapTable *_delegates;
@@ -75,14 +81,20 @@ - (NSURLSessionDataTask *)sendRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
     NSOperationQueue *callbackQueue = [NSOperationQueue new];
     callbackQueue.maxConcurrentOperationCount = 1;
     callbackQueue.underlyingQueue = [[_moduleRegistry moduleForName:"Networking"] methodQueue];
-    NSURLSessionConfiguration *configuration = [NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration];
-    // Set allowsCellularAccess to NO ONLY if key ReactNetworkForceWifiOnly exists AND its value is YES
-    if (useWifiOnly) {
-      configuration.allowsCellularAccess = ![useWifiOnly boolValue];
+    NSURLSessionConfiguration *configuration;
+    if (urlSessionConfigurationProvider) {
+      configuration = urlSessionConfigurationProvider();
+    } else {
+      configuration = [NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration];
+      // Set allowsCellularAccess to NO ONLY if key ReactNetworkForceWifiOnly exists AND its value is YES
+      if (useWifiOnly) {
+        configuration.allowsCellularAccess = ![useWifiOnly boolValue];
+      }
+      [configuration setHTTPShouldSetCookies:YES];
+      [configuration setHTTPCookieAcceptPolicy:NSHTTPCookieAcceptPolicyAlways];
+      [configuration setHTTPCookieStorage:[NSHTTPCookieStorage sharedHTTPCookieStorage]];
     }
-    [configuration setHTTPShouldSetCookies:YES];
-    [configuration setHTTPCookieAcceptPolicy:NSHTTPCookieAcceptPolicyAlways];
-    [configuration setHTTPCookieStorage:[NSHTTPCookieStorage sharedHTTPCookieStorage]];
+    assert(configuration != nil);
     _session = [NSURLSession sessionWithConfiguration:configuration
                                              delegate:self
                                         delegateQueue:callbackQueue];